Archive for July 28th, 2020

“Confirmed cases” are skyrocketing … how many are false positives?

July 28, 2020

The answer is likely to surprise you!
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In my strategic business analytics course, I used to teach something called Bayesian Inference … a way to calculate probabilities by combining contextual information (called “base rates” or “priors”) with case-specific observations (think: testing or witnessing).

Today, we’ll apply Bayesian Inference to the COVID testing situation…

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July 28: C-19 Data Dashboard

July 28, 2020

150,444  Deaths-to-Date

595 Daily New Deaths
> 7-day average 946

61,571  New Cases Worldometer
> 7-day average    69,186

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Details below…

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