Category Archives: Rebekah Jones

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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a song in praise of data scientist Rebekah Jones

Posted on 12 December 2020 by ecoquant

I linked to Rebekah Jones‘ keynote address at the August 2020 Data Science Conference on COVID-19 sponsored by the National Institute for Statistical Science. Below is a song in tribute to her, wishing her well. (h/t Bill McKibben) We’re doing … Continue reading →

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Rebekah Jones

Posted on 23 September 2020 by ecoquant

From Rebekah Jones‘ keynote at the Data Science for COVID-19: Florida COVID Action The COVID Monitor Google COVID-19 Open Data Project

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