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    Zombie Fever: Forecasting an Undead Epidemic

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    Author
    Reehl, Sarah
    Advisor
    Prof. Holly Zullo; Prof. Kelly Cline; Prof. Brandon Sheafor
    Date of Issue
    2013-04-01
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    https://scholars.carroll.edu/handle/20.500.12647/3398
    Title
    Zombie Fever: Forecasting an Undead Epidemic
    Type
    thesis
    Abstract
    The SIR model uses population the \susceptible," \infected," and \recovering" compartments to describe the spread of infectious disease throughout an entire population. In this paper we apply the SIR model to the 2012 seasonal strain of influenza as well as pop culture trends. We first explore the dynamics of SIR parameters to gain a deeper understanding of SIR models within the well-studied area of seasonal influenza. Then we apply similar techniques to measure pop culture trends with the Google NGram Viewer. The trend on which we focus our models is the recent surface of the popular horror staple-zombies. We carefully determine three different models that forecast the future of zombie pop culture according to literary frequency. The most likely model predicts a peak in the zombie craze near the year 2038.
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    Bachelor's
    Semester
    Spring
    Department
    Mathematics, Engineering & Computer Science
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