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If it's true that the numbers you need to make the calculations do not exist and you just pulled them out of thin air to make your web app work, then you _need_
by henriquez 7y ago
If it's true that the numbers you need to make the calculations do not exist and you just pulled them out of thin air to make your web app work, then you _need_ to make this crystal clear on the page itself. There is no indication anywhere on the page that the numbers are fake, so as is you are spreading misinformation.
- _bxg1 7y agoYeah, I'm flagging this post. Incredibly irresponsible.
- smccamley 7y agoI understand what you’re saying. This is the problem with theoretical. I will make it more clear. I’ve only shared it heee, and am asking your opinions on it for that reason and others and I’ve made it clear here and on the site in the reference. I’ve found it equally irresponsible that people are sharing death rates without making it clear that it’s impossible to calculate correctly! So I think flagging it is a little overkill! How are we supposed to improve without asking the community!?
- _bxg1 7y agoThis app has the appearance of something that's very official and authoritative. It carries much more weight than someone quoting statistics off-the-cuff in a comment thread without checking that they're 100% confirmed. If you just wanted to implement something that involved math and charts, why not pick from the myriad other possibilities?
- smccamley 7y agoMakes sense. There is some logic here. My main plan was to include ranges of stats as they come available and allow for people to play with the maths themselves so they can see what the rates could be if we knew them. As there are already numbers out there that the press have released which are incredibly misleading as all the variables have yet to be calculated! I wanted to show this somehow too. I am considering how to change it now. As the feedback here will help.