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Nope, because they're all designed to skew higher. People who are out shopping, people who will go out of their way on a weekend to be tested, healthcare worker
by kurthr 7y ago
Nope, because they're all designed to skew higher. People who are out shopping, people who will go out of their way on a weekend to be tested, healthcare workers... all of them are likely skewed high. One might as well conclude (with as much evidence) that the purpose of the tests is to show higher infection rates. Still, nobody doubts that we're under testing by a factor of 3-5x to catch a majority of cases.
What's disturbing is that if you take the estimated statewide data of 2.7M infected (out of ~20M) at face value and only the current 21k dead you still get 0.7-0.8% fatality rate.
- kurthr 7y agoIn support of my statement, it is now noted that the lead professor's wife sent out misleading emails to find people who wanted to return to work, if they tested positive. The professor says he knew nothing of it and because they are wealthy they would skew low rather than high. BuzzFeed News: A Stanford Professor’s Wife Recruited People For His Coronavirus Study By Claiming It Would Reveal If They Could “Return To Work Without Fear”. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/stanford-coronavirus-study-bhattacharya-email https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/stanford-...