A deep and profound understanding for basic statistical concepts seems to be common characteristic of journalists all over the globe...
Irish pro-lockdown newspaper is worried about #COVID19 since "several counties still have a higher virus incidence rate than the national average". They should adopt the strategy of Lake Wobegon in America, where "all children are above average".pic.twitter.com/HTlmRTcB2F
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And it's not even a virus incidence rate, but a positivity rate, likely to consist of many false positives.https://twitter.com/deeksj/status/1387713899458334721 …
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This is possibly the most dumb headline I have ever seen in my life, and I have had the misfortune to see many from the U.K.’s Daily Express and Daily Mail!
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Somebody needs to send the
@Independent_ie journalists back to school for a basic math class in how to calculate an average…#COVIDIOTSThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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They're obviously waiting until every county is below the average before easing up.
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The editor must be in that half of the population that have less than average intelligence.
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This good news? Data not consistent with 24/7 news cycles. To me a great trend and hope it continues. What happens if excess below average in 1 or 2 months? What is new narrative?pic.twitter.com/lFHs05UW6W
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People unclear on the concept of “average”.
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