Pandemic tracking : the unfortunate use of statistics
There are two problematic issues with the use of statistics in the context of COVID-19: the use of inappropriate indicators and inapt use of indicators. While statistics might offer us an insight into the disease’s development over time, we should not focus too much on the actual numbers that are re...
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| author | Lai, Jikon |
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| description | There are two problematic issues with the use of statistics in the context of COVID-19: the use of inappropriate indicators and inapt use of indicators. While statistics might offer us an insight into the disease’s development over time, we should not focus too much on the actual numbers that are reported, particularly when comparing situations between countries. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1436912020-11-01T06:37:23Z Pandemic tracking : the unfortunate use of statistics Lai, Jikon S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social sciences::Political science Country and Region Studies Non-Traditional Security There are two problematic issues with the use of statistics in the context of COVID-19: the use of inappropriate indicators and inapt use of indicators. While statistics might offer us an insight into the disease’s development over time, we should not focus too much on the actual numbers that are reported, particularly when comparing situations between countries. Published version 2020-09-17T01:24:40Z 2020-09-17T01:24:40Z 2020 Commentary Lai, J. (2020). Pandemic tracking : the unfortunate use of statistics. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 107). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143691 en RSIS Commentaries, 107-20 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Political science Country and Region Studies Non-Traditional Security Lai, Jikon Pandemic tracking : the unfortunate use of statistics |
| title | Pandemic tracking : the unfortunate use of statistics |
| title_full | Pandemic tracking : the unfortunate use of statistics |
| title_fullStr | Pandemic tracking : the unfortunate use of statistics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pandemic tracking : the unfortunate use of statistics |
| title_short | Pandemic tracking : the unfortunate use of statistics |
| title_sort | pandemic tracking the unfortunate use of statistics |
| topic | Social sciences::Political science Country and Region Studies Non-Traditional Security |
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