Influential Covid-19 model shouldn't guide U.S. policies, critics say - STAT

[thompnickson2]

Hi, all,

 

https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/17/influential-covid-19-model-uses-flawed-methods-shouldnt-guide-policies-critics-say/

This article is interesting for two reasons, first, because it relates to a model that we have been using in our thinking about covid19, and second because it relates to ambiguities in what constitutes a successful prediction.

Nick

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[Marcus G. Daniels]

And yea for ABMs.

 

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Hi, all,

 

https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/17/influential-covid-19-model-uses-flawed-methods-shouldnt-guide-policies-critics-say/

This article is interesting for two reasons, first, because it relates to a model that we have been using in our thinking about covid19, and second because it relates to ambiguities in what constitutes a successful prediction.

Nick

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