Demo of how data can tell any story you want, ode to Tokyo
Kaiser completes a challenge: come up with ways to rank any country #1 in the Tokyo Olympics.
Statistics
Vaccine researchers discard the start-at-zero rule
Kaiser revisits the practice of manipulating the vertical axis of a column chart.
One-dose Pfizer is not happening and here's why
Kaiser explores what the Pfizer vaccine trial data say about a one-dose treatment.
Tautology in data arguments
Kaiser discusses statistical tautologies.
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.
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.