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Posted on 1 September 202013 October 2020

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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Graph vs. Statistician
By Ashley Steel (USA, Italy)
Posted on 25 August 202013 October 2020

My COVID-19 test is positive … do I really have it?

Michael DeWine, governor of the state of Ohio in the United States, provided a visible example of the  properties of screening tests.

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My COVID-19 test is positive … do I really have it?
By John Bailer (USA)
Posted on 18 August 202013 October 2020

On science, uncertainty, the atomic bomb, and covid-19

To be conservative in one’s assumptions is a much-celebrated virtue in science, but the term carries an ambiguity that deserves highlighting.

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On science, uncertainty, the atomic bomb, and covid-19
By Olle Häggström (Sweden)
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