Model Validation Model Validation Leave 20% randomly sampled out data (n=124) Leave 20% randomly sampled out data (n=124) Leave 20% randomly sampled out data (n=124) Leave 52 randomly sampled weeks out (n=106) Leave 52 randomly sampled weeks out (n=106) Leave 52 randomly sampled weeks out (n=106) Leave 20% randomly sampled schools out (n=159) Leave 20% randomly sampled schools out (n=159) Leave 20% randomly sampled schools out (n=159)
Model Variables D.f. ∆AICc Relative MAE D.f. ∆AICc Relative MAE D.f. ∆AICc Relative MAE
1 (Ref.) Week, temperature, RH 8.5 0.0 1.0 8.8 0.0 1.0 10.0 0.0 1.0
2 Week, temperature, all-cause absence rates 7.3 -4.0 0.97 7.2 -4.0 1.05 7.4 -4.0 1.0
3 Week, RH, all-cause absence rates 7.9 -1.0 1.23 8.0 -1.0 1.2 9.5 -1.0 1.27
4 Week, temperature, RH, all-cause absence rates 8.8 2.0 0.95 8.9 1.0 1.0 10.3 0.0 0.95