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I did not get the chance to see the video before it was taken down, but I got the content of their arguments here: http://www.tathasta.com/2020/04/watch-er-doct
by brlewis 6y ago
I did not get the chance to see the video before it was taken down, but I got the content of their arguments here: http://www.tathasta.com/2020/04/watch-er-doctors-urge-reopening.html http://www.tathasta.com/2020/04/watch-er-doctors-urge-reopen...
They use the same logic for Kern County, California, and New York. Their logic is, that if you test N people and find M positive cases, that in the population at large you'll have an infection rate of M/N. This would be true if the N tests were performed on random members of the population. But because the tests are only performed when there's reason to suspect infection, M/N is a higher infection rate than in the population at large. Their inflated number for total infected persons makes the death rate appear smaller.
- TechBro8615 6y agoFYI the full video is available at the website of the news station that uploaded it to YouTube (where it was removed): https://www.turnto23.com/news/coronavirus/video-interview-with-dr-dan-erickson-and-dr-artin-massihi-taken-down-from-youtube https://www.turnto23.com/news/coronavirus/video-interview-wi...
- brlewis 6y agoThanks. 51 minutes is too long for me to watch. Anybody who knows of anything in there that addresses the sampling bias issue, please point me to how far in it is.
- runawaybottle 6y ago> I did not get the chance to see the video before it was taken down I suppose that’s the real problem, in so many words...
- shkkmo 6y agoI did watch the video and the critique by brlewis is perfectly accurate.
- xeromal 6y agoBut why should we believe you? Why can't we watch and make our own judgements?
- shkkmo 6y ago> But why should we believe you? Because you have a basic understanding of statistics. > Why can't we watch and make our own judgements? You can. The video is available in many places.
- runawaybottle 6y agoBecause, I’m Youtube, why would I ever lie to you. I have your best interest in mind, and trust me, this shits gonna get us all killed if we watch this.