Visualizing the Covid-19 pandemic with doubling rates
Artwork by Bosny (bosnyart.com)As the popularity of coronavirus data visualizations increases, so does the risk…
Luke Anderson-Trocmé and Sahir BhatnagarJuly 10, 2020
Comparing and assessing Covid-19 tests
Image created by Russell TateThis article explores what people mean when they talk about testing…
The many definitions of a Covid-19 death toll
Photo by Dan Burton on UnsplashThis note considers the different measures of the death toll…
Simon BriscoeMay 13, 2020
A statistician’s guide to coronavirus numbers
Photo by Isaac Quesada on UnsplashThe Royal Statistical Society’s Statistical Ambassadors have collated an essential…
RSS Statistical AmbassadorsApril 9, 2020
Why we need more coronavirus tests than we think
Photo by Vincent Ghilione on UnsplashIn the US, President Trump has said that testing for…
James J. CochranApril 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
What to make of the coronavirus “mortality rate”? Communicating risk effectively
Photo by Markus Spiske on UnsplashLanguage is powerful, and how we use it subconsciously shapes…
Narcyz GhineaApril 9, 2020
