There have been recent media reports about positive testing rates increasing in Pennsylvania. I thought I would take a closer look at positive test rates since they were reported by the state on April 17. The positive testing rate is simply the number of positive tests divided by the total number of tests. The graphContinue reading “A Look at Positive COVID-19 Testing Rates in Cambria, PA, and the US”
Tag Archives: Graphics
The Number of Corona Virus Cases in Cambria County has Grown Exponentially While Health Behaviors Predict Cases in PA
The number of corona virus cases has grown exponentially in Cambria County. I have been keeping track of the number of cases in a google sheet as can be seen above. The cumulative case line has been following a cubic trend with the polynomial, y = 0.0347×2 – 3051.6x + 7E+07. This equation accounts forContinue reading “The Number of Corona Virus Cases in Cambria County has Grown Exponentially While Health Behaviors Predict Cases in PA”
Correlation with the Number of Hate Groups per Million, Poor Health Suggests More Hate
This is a follow up on the last post on the number of hate groups (such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Westboro Baptist Church) in each state that are being watched by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Some may not agree with the inclusion of African American separatists like the Nation of Islam. Continue reading “Correlation with the Number of Hate Groups per Million, Poor Health Suggests More Hate”
The Joy of Stats – Gapminder.org
In my most read post: Income and Life Expectancy. What does it Tell Us About US? there is a clip from the BBC documentary The Joy of Stats. I cannot embed the full documentary here but you can see it at the link below. The Joy of Stats – Gapminder.org It includes a history ofContinue reading “The Joy of Stats – Gapminder.org”