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Thu Apr 23 16:45:10 +0000 2020

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Assuming there's a slight lag between when these tests were conducted and when the results were published, and taking everything else at face value, we'd be looking at a ~13-15x undercount in NYC and maybe more like ~8-10x in NY outside NYC. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 23, 2020 Hibernated

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Many caveats here and we have to learn more about how the tests were conducted, which could bias the numbers either upward or downward (or some mix of both). But, interesting data. — PolitiTweet.org

Kate Hinds @katehinds

Regional test results fascinating: 21% of NYC tested positive for antibodies https://t.co/fVzB7NHc06

Posted April 23, 2020 Hibernated

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

I don't think that's at all clear. My initial reaction was the opposite. People out-and-about are less likely to have been feeling symptoms so that could bias the numbers downward. https://t.co/RHkJlXpSht — PolitiTweet.org

David Rothschild @DavMicRot

@NateSilver538 Thread notes that these tests were done by sampling people out-and-about at grocery stores, etc., wh… https://t.co/FyBtyoQm1U

Posted April 23, 2020 Hibernated

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