On 2020-04-03 18:15, Roger Clarke wrote: > Best demo yet of 100% image and 0% substance. > > 'Case numbers' is a meaningless metric, because it's impossible to know what > each of the at least 40 data-elements means, it adds apples and oranges, and > none of it tells anyone anything useful.
What "40 data-elements" do you have in mind? I presume "case-numbers" refers to the number of cases indicated by a specific diagnostic test or, at very least, a set of symptoms indicative of CV with high probability. > Metrics that can assist in public health decisions: > - Deaths On the other hand, number of deaths is rather imprecise unless it's qualified by age and the existence of predisposing conditions. DL _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
