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Monthly Archives: October 2021

sampling bias – three Covid stories

Posted on October 28, 2021 by alan

This blog article analyses three news stories that in different ways show sampling bias and attempts to correct it.  The stories are all related to Covid, but the underlying issues are also relevant for statistics in HCI.  … and you learn whether the Zodiac affects vaccination!

Sampling Bias – a tale of three Covid news stories

  

 

 

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