All the Coronavirus Statistics Are Flawed

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Are we winning the war against COVID-19? In the fog of pandemic, we simply don’t know.

DEREK THOMPSON
MARCH 26, 2020

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With time and increased testing, the state of this outbreak will come into focus. But leaders should be humble, and citizens must be patient, about the fact that no single metric is gospel right now. Even many health statistics taken together can offer at best an incomplete picture of the scope of the crisis.

The economic front is equally murky. Predictions among investment banks for the second-quarter change in GDP range from a 12 percent decline (Bank of America) to a 30 percent decline (Morgan Stanley). That’s not a sign of economists having an informed debate. It’s a sign that economists have no idea what’s going on.

 

https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/608764/

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Don't have time to read the article now as I am on my way to work, but the snip sounds pretty spot-on.  Thanks for sharing.

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looks like an interesting read, thanks for sharing!