Building scenarios

Implementation in MultiMalModPy

Scenarios are created by defining multiple values for selected parameters. In the current version, the parameters that can have varying values include: - seasonality - case_management - target_output_values

You can define the parameters in one of two ways:
- Python Script: Modify the setup_sim.py file. - CSV File: Store parameter values in a CSV file within the scenario_csv folder.

To specify which parameters should be used for a full factorial combination, list them in sweep_list. This list determines which parameters will vary in the simulation. Once defined, the script generates a scenario CSV file, referred to as scen_df, which is saved as: - scenarios.csv - scenarios_wseeds.csv.

Example of scenarios.csv

index	scen_id	target_output_values	seasonality	entomology_mode	num_seeds	cm_clinical	cm_severe	cm_start	transmission_intensity_malariasimulation	transmission_intensity_OpenMalaria
1	1	0.25	perennial	dynamic	3	0	0	1	3.264134	2.139504
2	2	0.5	perennial	dynamic	3	0	0	1	15.11231	6.370761

Example of scenarios_wseeds.csv

index	scen_id	target_output_values	seasonality	entomology_mode	num_seeds	cm_clinical	cm_severe	cm_start	transmission_intensity_malariasimulation	transmission_intensity_OpenMalaria	seed	malariasimulation_pv
1	1	0.25	perennial	dynamic	3	0	0	1	3.264134	2.139504	1	287
2	1	0.25	perennial	dynamic	3	0	0	1	3.264134	2.139504	2	153
3	1	0.25	perennial	dynamic	3	0	0	1	3.264134	2.139504	3	216
4	2	0.5	perennial	dynamic	3	0	0	1	15.11231	6.370761	1	287
5	2	0.5	perennial	dynamic	3	0	0	1	15.11231	6.370761	2	153
6	2	0.5	perennial	dynamic	3	0	0	1	15.11231	6.370761	3	216