Research Article

Asymmetric Effects of Weather-Integrated Human Brucellosis Forecasting System Using a New Nonlinear Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model

Table 2

Long- and short-term estimates of the best NARDL and ARDL methods.

NARDL modelARDL model
VariableCoefficientPVariableCoefficientP

Long-run estimateLong-run estimate
ΔAT(+)0.0180.603ΔAT0.081<0.001
ΔAT(−)−0.0010.973ΔAP−0.00040.677
ΔAP(+)−0.00040.696ΔASH0.0010.530
ΔAP(−)−0.00040.693ΔAWV1.4490.022
ΔASH(+)0.0020.376ΔARH0.0300.004
ΔASH(−)0.0020.290ΔAAP−0.0840.012
ΔAWV(+)0.7380.044Short-run estimate
ΔAWV(−)0.8750.031ΔΔAWV0.1370.691
ΔARH(+)0.0310.001ΔΔAWV, 1-month lag−0.6480.050
ΔARH(−)0.0310.002ΔΔARH0.0270.007
ΔAAP(+)−0.0030.913
ΔAAP(−)−0.0050.846
Short-run estimate
ΔΔAT(−)0.0890.029
ΔΔASH(+)0.0000.889
ΔΔASH(+), 1-month lag0.0020.168
ΔΔAWV(+)−0.1770.671
ΔΔAWV(−)0.0470.909
ΔΔAWV(−), 1-month lag−0.8090.045
ΔΔARH(−)0.0020.850

Adjustment for seasonality as a dummy variable. NARDL, nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag model; ARDL, autoregressive distributed lag model; AT, average temperature; AP, aggregate precipitation; ASH, aggregate sunshine hours; AWV, average wind velocity; ARH, average relative humidity; AAP, average air pressure; HB, human brucellosis; and VIF, variance inflation factor.