In this week’s Brief, we look at the coronavirus, and the problem of estimating prevalence and mortality. Our course spotlight is Nov 8 – Dec 6: Epidemiologic Statistics (we’re adding a spring session – email us to be notified when registration opens at ourcourses@statistics.com) See you in class! – Peter Bruce Founder, Author, and SeniorContinue reading “Mar 18: Statistics in Practice”
Daily Archives: March 18, 2020
Standardized Death Rate
Often the death rate for a disease is fully known only for a group where the disease has been well studied. For example, the 3711 passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship are, to date, the most fully studied coronavirus population. All passengers were tested and tracked by health authorities, and the death rate wasContinue reading “Standardized Death Rate”
Coronavirus – in Search of the Elusive Denominator
Anyone with internet access these days has their eyes on two constellations of data – the spread of the coronavirus, and the resulting collapse of the financial markets. Following the 13% one-day drop of the stock market a week ago, The Wall Street Journal forecast a quarterly GDP drop of as much as 10% –Continue reading “Coronavirus – in Search of the Elusive Denominator”