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Why tests are not perfect
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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.
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In times of paranoia, seek out data and stick to facts
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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.
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Good models + Bad data = Bad analysis
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Good models + Bad data = Bad analysis

Example showing how to diagnose bad data in data science models
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Relevance, to you or me: a response to Cairo
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Relevance, to you or me: a response to Cairo

Alberto Cairo discussed a graphic by the New York Times on the
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The Numbers Guy went on vacation
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The Numbers Guy went on vacation

A shocking miss in the WSJ
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Exquisite chart by-of-for academics
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Exquisite chart by-of-for academics

This chart published in Harvard Magazine has won my heart. It is
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