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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Incidentally it's worth noting how much positive test rates vary from clinic to clinic (from 3% to 24% in major FL clinics, for example). When you see random-seeming fluctuations in a state's positive rate, it may reflect the mix of sites that happened to report on a certain day. https://t.co/LP2oOpGAw9 — PolitiTweet.org

This likely does *not* affect the statewide numbers that much, in other words. And there's probably degree of thi… https://t.co/hJBjCL1Ew7

Posted July 14, 2020 Hibernated

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This likely does *not* affect the statewide numbers that much, in other words. And there's probably degree of this going on in every state. With 100's of test providers, some are going to report incomplete or anomalous data. — PolitiTweet.org

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One can imagine, for instance, that tests conducted at hospitals have a higher positive test % than walk-in clinics. (That seems to be true in Florida.) So if hospitals happen to make up a larger share of test reporting one day, that state's numbers may fluctuate accordingly. — PolitiTweet.org

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