Data Inputs for Cascade-AT

Wrangling the inputs for a Cascade-AT model is a very important first step. All of the inputs at this time come from the IHME epi databases. In the future we’d like to create input data classes that don’t depend on the epi databases.

Input Components documents the inputs that are pulled for a model run. Input Demographics describes the demographic and location inputs that need to be set for a model. Covariates describes how covariates are pulled and transformed. Other-Cause Mortality describes how we calculate other cause mortality from the mortality inputs and use them as a constraint. Measurement Inputs documents how each of those inputs works together to create one large object that stores all of the input data for a model run (including each of the input components).

• Input Demographics
• Input Components
• Covariates
• Other-Cause Mortality
• Measurement Inputs