Category Archives: actuarial statistics

Rebekah Jones, update: epitome of courage

Posted on 29 January 2021 by ecoquant

Data scientist Rebekah Jones gave the keynote address at the annual Data Science Conference on COVID-19 and represents through her choices and consistent practice, in my personal opinion, the thorough realization of the Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice of the … Continue reading →

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The engagement with SARS-CoV-2: Where we stand in the United States, in curated numbers

Posted on 26 December 2020 by ecoquant

From the COVID Tracking Project at The Atlantic Monthly, a 23rd December 2020 report: California is out of control. As I’ve noted elsewhere and the COVID Tracking Project reminds, sourcing cases, deaths, positive test rate, and hospitalization data is tricky. … Continue reading →

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