Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

@gelliottmorris Right and other smart people have worked on the problem and come to different conclusions. It is intrinsically a difficult problem to solve without more information on the types of people being tested, and I'm not persuaded you've found a better method than say rt-live — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 17, 2020 Hibernated

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@gelliottmorris I don't know what you mean by "even if you control for testing & seasonality". The positive test % has slowly but steadily *declined* in Texas. That's important evidence, though not dispositive, but much better than looking at the raw # of cases when tests have rapidly increased. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 17, 2020 Hibernated

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

So, here's a podcast with @brianstelter where I talk about media coverage of coronavirus data. I think media coverage of coronavirus overall has been good in many respects, but there are basically three things that frustrate me from a data point of view. — PolitiTweet.org

My guest on this week's Reliable podcast: @NateSilver538. On Covid-19 data, "known unknowns," and the need for humi… https://t.co/eVIwlmgqUq

Posted May 17, 2020 Hibernated