Ten weeks, ten posts. It seems like a good time for blog editor reflection.
Continue reading “Ten weeks and Statistics semantics”Month: September 2020
Being certainly uncertain
Last month, I read in a local paper: “Roughly three million Filipinos, or 2.6 percent of the national population, may have already been infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from April to June …”
Continue reading “Being certainly uncertain”Queues instead of parades
Crisp morning air, a final round of barbeques, the closing of outdoor pools. Labor Day, the first Monday of September, unofficially signifies the end of summer in the US and officially celebrates the American worker. But what does this labor-centric holiday mean during a global pandemic?
Continue reading “Queues instead of parades”A double lock-down in Palestine
The Palestinian economy is vulnerable. It has been exposed to a series of ongoing shocks that have weakened its ability to be resilient against internal and external crises, like the pandemic. Official statistics are crucial to understanding the effects of such crises on vulnerable sectors of the population.
Continue reading “A double lock-down in Palestine”Graph vs. Statistician
A friend recently posted this graph from an investment company flyer as evidence that the risk of death from COVID-19 is much smaller than the mainstream media are suggesting.
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