They're bad at math (Reply #15) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: Map: COVID Cases Per Capita, by county. This is the story the media wants to hide. [View all]

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 03:42 PM

15. They're bad at math

Anything that involves numbers, math, graphs, or data in general is rarely covered well by any of the generic media. You have to get to journals in specific disciplines to get any real insight.

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Map: COVID Cases Per Capita, by county. This is the story the media wants to hide. [View all]	lagomorph777	Jul 2020	OP
Why do they want to hide it?	marybourg	Jul 2020	#1
I don't know. They always report totals by state, never per capita by state.	lagomorph777	Jul 2020	#3
Both NYT and Wapo have maps that go down to the county level.	marybourg	Jul 2020	#4
Per capita per county, or all counties count the same?	lagomorph777	Jul 2020	#6
This message was self-deleted by its author	marybourg	Jul 2020	#8
I don't understand why the media reports total numbers. That seems pointless.	fleur-de-lisa	Jul 2020	#7
Happy to share.	lagomorph777	Jul 2020	#10
They're bad at math	zipplewrath	Jul 2020	#15
Also Note on a per Capita Basis its Often the Poorer, Rural Counties with the Highest Numbers	Stallion	Jul 2020	#2
Yes - this chart will be especially meaningful for your own state, to assess your risk.	lagomorph777	Jul 2020	#5
Not really, NYT and CovidActNow.org goes by county also	uponit7771	Jul 2020	#9
The NYT map is not per capita; only by county.	lagomorph777	Jul 2020	#12
NYT has a per capita button that goes by county near the top middle, 4th from the left	uponit7771	Jul 2020	#13
Thanks - seems I can't check that (used up my free views) but glad to hear it.	lagomorph777	Jul 2020	#14
Interesting Map	ProfessorGAC	Jul 2020	#11
Thanks for posting this. K&R	crickets	Jul 2020	#16
You think this is a conspiracy?	maxsolomon	Jul 2020	#17
This has been a gripe of mine since April. Raw raw counts are useless. nt	LAS14	Jul 2020	#18
Screen image of the map in question	JHB	Jul 2020	#19
Seems to be two kinds of hot spots... those who refuse to wear masks and...	hunter	Jul 2020	#20
Bookmarked and thanks for sharing the find.	yonder	Jul 2020	#21
This link gives you the breakdown of cases	PoindexterOglethorpe	Jul 2020	#22

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