Table  Parameter ranges for stochastic simulations of outbreak trajectories, 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, China, 2019–2020
Parameter  Description  Range  Number of values explored within the range
R0  Basic reproduction number  0.8–5.0  22 (equidistant)
k  Dispersion parameter  0.0110  20 (equidistant on log10 scale)
D  Generation time interval (days)  9–11,13,16–19  8 (equidistant)
n  Initial number of index cases  1–50  6 (equidistant)
T  Date of zoonotic transmission  20 Nov–4 Dec 2019  Randomised for each index case