Where are the numbers? by Norman Fenton and Martin Neil

Where are the numbers? by Norman Fenton and Martin Neil

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Where are the numbers? by Norman Fenton and Martin Neil
Where are the numbers? by Norman Fenton and Martin Neil
Causal explanations, error rates, and human judgment biases missing from the COVID-19 narrative and statistics

Causal explanations, error rates, and human judgment biases missing from the COVID-19 narrative and statistics

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Causal explanations, error rates, and human judgment biases missing from the COVID-19 narrative and statistics
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Last week we wrote about the importance of causal explanations for differences between countries' COVID-19 death rates, and the need for more random testing. Following on from that we now explain the importance of causal modelling in understanding the results of different types of COVID-19 testing in order to expose what is lacking and what is needed to…

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