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A simple and popular method for analysing seasonality is the cosinor. Its popularity stems from its ease of application and interpretation [2, 60]. Also, it can be applied to time series with regular dates, or survey data with irregular dates.
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Barnett, A.G., Dobson, A.J. (2010). Cosinor. In: Analysing Seasonal Health Data. Statistics for Biology and Health. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10748-1_3
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