Updates Forecast Horizon Based on Input Data and Target
Source:R/epinow-internal.R
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Makes sure that a forecast is returned for the user specified
time period beyond the target date.
update_horizon(horizon, target_date, reported_cases)Arguments
- horizon
Numeric, defaults to 7. Number of days into the future to forecast.
- target_date
Date, defaults to maximum found in the data if not specified.
- reported_cases
A data frame of confirmed cases (confirm) by date (date). confirm must be integer and date must be in date format.
Value
Numeric forecast horizon adjusted for the users intention