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US COVID Data for CDC Weeks 34 & 35US COVID Data for CDC Weeks 34 & 35

US COVID Data for CDC Weeks 34 & 35

August 31, 2020

For the last two weeks (ending August 29), the national COVID metrics showed continued improvement. Testing The testing levels continue

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Hurricane Laura’s Wake-Up CallHurricane Laura’s Wake-Up Call

Hurricane Laura’s Wake-Up Call

August 31, 2020

In 2009, I served on a State task force to study the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and to make recommendations

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Are We Careening Toward Herd Immunity?Are We Careening Toward Herd Immunity?

Are We Careening Toward Herd Immunity?

August 28, 2020

From early in the COVID outbreak, the curtailment of the pandemic by attaining herd immunity has been dismissed because the

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Texas COVID Stats – CDC Weeks 33 & 34Texas COVID Stats – CDC Weeks 33 & 34

Texas COVID Stats – CDC Weeks 33 & 34

August 24, 2020

For CDC Weeks 33 & 34 (ending 8/15 & 8/22) the COVID stats for Texas left most of us trying

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One of the first things taught in introductory statistics textbooks is that correlation is not causation. It is also one of the first things forgotten.One of the first things taught in introductory statistics textbooks is that correlation is not causation. It is also one of the first things forgotten.

One of the first things taught in introductory statistics textbooks is that correlation is not causation. It is also one of the first things forgotten.

August 21, 2020

Correlation ≠ Causation I have lost count at the number of times I have rolled my eyes since the outbreak

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The Decline of COVID LethalityThe Decline of COVID Lethality

The Decline of COVID Lethality

August 18, 2020

From the beginning of the COVID epidemic, the working construct has been that the spread of the coronavirus would inevitably

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