Covid-19 tweets analysis for human emotion detection
Photo by visuals on UnsplashSocial media is a place for people to share their feelings,…
Md Yasin Kabir and Sanjay MadriaMarch 18, 2021
Controlling the spread of coronavirus via repeat testing and isolation
Photo by Jakayla Toney on UnsplashWhat to do about Covid? With nearly 60 million cases…
The evolution of the endemic stage of the Covid-19 outbreak in Italy during summer 2020
Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino on UnsplashItaly was the first European country to suffer a…
Robbayes-C19November 5, 2020
Returning to schools and universities in the time of coronavirus: some statistical suggestions
Pupils returned to school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland after the summer break mainly…
Giovanni Sebastiani and Julian StanderOctober 7, 2020
Leicester makes history in testing times
Photo by Geoffrey HaywardLeicester made demographic history as the first city in England where the…
Sheila M. BirdJuly 23, 2020
Getting out of lockdown in the UK – slowly, with robust reporting standards, and important intelligence about new infections
Much is expected from the UK’s symptomatic Test and Trace system (sT&T), and all of us must…
Sheila M. BirdJune 16, 2020
To infer or not to infer: the UK’s inadequate public disclosure of Covid-19 swab test results
The World Health Organization asks governments to consider two questions when carrying out risk assessments…
Sheila M. BirdMay 5, 2020
Bayes’ theorem and Covid-19 testing
Photo by Graham Ruttan on UnsplashI’m writing this article from the country with more confirmed…
Michael A. LewisApril 22, 2020
Increasing testing capacity for SARS-CoV-2 by pooling specimens
Photo by CDC on UnsplashCough, fever, and difficulty breathing are all symptoms for Covid-19, but…
ChristopherApril 9, 2020
How do epidemiologists know how many people will get Covid-19?
How many people are infected now with the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2? How many will be…
Patrick BallApril 9, 2020
A story about a tiny bot
Photo by Rock'n Roll Monkey on UnsplashThe prediction of the stock market is without question…
Marco Antonio Andrade BarreraFebruary 19, 2020
Does Taylor Swift have a big (and bad) reputation? Twitter scraping using R
"Big reputation, big reputation, ooh you and me we’ve got big reputations." Taylor Swift released her…
Jennifer SnapeOctober 16, 2018
How to explain screening test outcomes
Consider the following problem: “The serum test screens pregnant women for babies with Down's syndrome.…
Tim BrockApril 27, 2017
Ask a statistician: Why can we not predict earthquakes?
Hundreds of people have been killed since the start of the year as a result…
Brian TarranAugust 25, 2016
Correlation and causation explained
Though the word correlation means usually how two quantities vary together, perhaps it may be…
Priyantha WijayatungaSeptember 9, 2013
