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The Model

The examples in this lesson will relate to the sample model covered in the Tutorial. The model is reprodcued here for your convenience:

Flow-chart

Flow-chart for the spread of disease.

Set the parameters for the model above as follows:

  • Susceptible People is initially 99, units = 'people'

  • Infected People is initially 1, units = 'people'

  • Infection Fraction = 0.0151, units = '1 / (people * day))'

  • Get Sick = Susceptible People * Infected People * Infection Fraction

  • Model Settings: Initial Time = 1, Final Time = 10, Time Step = 0.1, Unit for Time = day

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