Covid-19 The shift to antibody testing is a choice of death over life Kaiser looks at the ins and outs of antibody testing.
Tests Why tests are not perfect Kaiser explains why testing can't be perfect. Typically, the test itself can't be perfect; but also errors arise from outside the labs.
Chapter 2 Eight unanswered questions about the coronavirus Kaiser Fung discusses eight unanswered questions about the coronavirus.
Cause-effect In times of paranoia, seek out data and stick to facts Kaiser Fung (Principal Analytics Prep, Numbersense) urges people to stick to the facts as they assess the coronavirus public-health situation.
Bias Apparently Hollywood does not recycle action-movie plots. The data said so, so it must be right It pains me to think how many people have used these keywords to build models.
Algorithms If you are using Facebook Ads split testing (A/B testing), stop fooling yourself Kaiser Fung, founder of Principal Analytics Prep, and former director of Applied Analytics at Columbia University, explains why you can't run proper A/B tests on Facebook