Aplication of ARIMA Model for Forecasting Additional Positive Cases of Covid-19 in Jember Regency

Abstract

The autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model is a popular method for forecasting univariate time series dataset. This method consists of four major stages, namely: identification, parameter assessment, diagnostic examination, and forecasting using the ARIMA model (p, d, q). ARIMA model can be applied in various fields, one of which is medical field. Currently, there had been a daily increase in the number of patients infected with Corona virus. Jember is one of the regencies in East Java with a high number of confirmed patients. On February 5, 2021, it was recorded that 5,872 patients were confirmed positive for Corona, 5,241 patients had been declared cured, and 352 patients were declared dead. Given the high number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Jember, the authors would like to conduct a prediction research on the increasing number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Jember Regency for the upcoming period using the ARIMA model (p,d,q). The research was conducted in the Jember Regency, East Java. The data were collected from March 28, 2020 to January 30, 2021. The study showed that the ARIMA model (1,2,3) was the best model for predicting the additional positive cases of Covid-19 per week in Jember, with the sum squared resid of 7.9496. The data forecast for the additional positive cases of Covid-19 for the next 6 periods is: 224,56 patients, 247,84 patients, 273,53 patients, 301,89 patients, 333,18 patients, and 367,72 patients.

Received February 10, 2021
Revised April 8, 2021
Accepted April 22, 2021