Research Article
Forecasting Daily Volume and Acuity of Patients in the Emergency Department
Table 1
MSARIMA explanatory variables.
| ā | Variables | Explanation |
| Calendrical | Month | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December | Day of the week | Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday |
| Climatic | Average temperature | Average temperature in Celsius | Minimal temperature | Minimal temperature in Celsius | Maximal temperature | Maximal temperature in Celsius | Temperature gap | Maximum-minimum temperature in Celsius | Rain | Amount of rainfall | Air-velocity | Wind speed in meters/second | Relative humidity | % relative humidity | Insolation | Hours of insolation |
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