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when i was doing the covid19 kaggle competitions in march and april, someone asked me what I learned. I was like I dont know, the data is messy but the sun see

when i was doing the covid19 kaggle competitions in march and april, someone asked me what I learned. I was like I dont know, the data is messy but the sun seems to have something to do with reducing fatalities. (I used weather data as additional covariates)

dcolkitt 6y ago
In general, the segment of the population that avoids sun exposure has twice as high an all-cause mortality rate as the segment that actively seeks sun exposure.[1] To put that in context that's on par with the health difference found between smokers and non-smokers. [1]https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joim.12251 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joim.12251
- amelius 6y ago
  Maybe also because staying inside makes it easier for the virus to spread.
  - briankelly 6y ago
    That study is from 2014.
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