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Calculating entrance rate via AD incidence rate
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We rewrite this in terms of quantities that we can estimate from the
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available data:
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To calculate :math:`\lambda_{g,t}`, we rewrite it in terms of quantities
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that we can estimate from the available data:
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.. math::
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population remains constant thereafter.
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To summarize, here is the algorithm for adding new simulants at time
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:math:`t`, assuming that :math:`t` is a step time of the simulation:
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:math:`t`, assuming that :math:`t` is a step time of the simulation: ...
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Alternative view using incidence count
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= \frac{\text{# of incident cases of AD in group $g$ in year $y(t)$}}
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{\text{1 year}}.
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Therefore, the expected number of simulants we want...
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We can pull the number of incident cases of AD from GBD.
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This ends up being equivalent to the method using incidence rates above,
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but whereas the *count* of incident cases is likely to vary considerably
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due to changing demographics, the incidence *rate* of AD is likely to
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remain fairly stable over time. Thus, using using the incidence rate and
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the total population is a more appropriate way to use the available
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data.

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