April 2020 – Page 3 – William M. Briggs

Coronavirus Update IX: End Game—Will Politicians Double Down On Fear Or End It?

All the good stuff, caveats, code, data sources and explanations are linked, some in Update III, and the most important in Update II, Update IV, Update V, Update VI, Update…

Culture

Resist Corona Tyranny!

World War II buffs will recall the story where General Patton, about the launch a counter-offensive in the Battle of the Bulge, was called into Eisenhower's office. With Ike was…

Fun

Israeli Police Attempt Arrest Of White-Robed Man For Violating Social Distancing Guidelines

Jerusalem -- Israelis police attempted to arrest a man they found emerging from a small cave outside the city earlier today. The arrest did not go as planned, however, as…

Statistics

Mini-Coronavirus Update: The Blamestorm Is On Its Way: Fauci Walkback

Apologies to regular readers, but I got real busy the past few days. So just a mini-update on our model, which will be useful for making a couple of small…

Philosophy

The Best Decision For A Doctor Might Not Be Yours

Probably for the shock value, news outlets are quoting this odd doctor, Ezekiel Emanuel, who, the title promises us, says "U.S. Must Stay Locked Down For 12-18 Months Until There's…

Statistics

More On Coronavirus Model Accuracy

This post is mainly for me to have a place to collect model accuracy stories. If you see ones I missed, please add them to the comments. https://twitter.com/brithume/status/1247666625958023168 Yesterday I…

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Coronavirus Update VIII: Blown Forecasts & Peak Performance

All the good stuff, caveats, code, data sources and explanations are linked, some in Update III, and the most important in Update II, Update IV, Update V, Update VI, Update…

Culture

Neighbor Turning On Neighbor: A World Of Rats

We haven't reached communist-level cut throat levels. But neither have we the peace we had a mere two months ago. Neighbor is already turning on neighbor, rating them out for…

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Have the reporters asked the White House if perhaps another booster might help the Biden? A certain someone said it…
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