United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL4418
Contact Tracing: Software
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13 May 2020
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20 May 2020 · Answer
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20 May 2020
Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any risk models used on smart phone apps to perform contact tracing use Bayesian inference to decide the best course of action given the test results of the user and those of other users.
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13 May 2020
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any risk models used on smart phone apps to perform contact tracing use Bayesian inference to decide the best course of action given the test results of the user and those of other users.
Source: Lords
20 May 2020
Answer
The National Health Service COVID-19 app’s risk scoring algorithm does not currently use Bayesian inference. Instead, a user’s risk is calculated using a combination of heuristics, developed in collaboration with expert epidemiologists from the University...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-05-13/HL4418
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1195842
- uk · wq-1195842 · source updated 20 May 2020