Rethinking COVID-19 Mortality Statistics
Rethinking COVID-19 Mortality Statistics EMAIL FACEBOOK LINKEDIN TWITTER REDDIT PRINT By Chuck Dinerstein, MD, MBA and Charles Geshekter, Ph.D. — May 27, 2020 Throughout the coronavirus crisis, the co-authors of this article have often held opposite viewpoints on many aspects of the issue. Despite coming from different disciplines with competing perspectives, they join forces to address puzzling questions about coronavirus mortality statistics. Image courtesy of RitaE on Pixabay “Statistics may be used to convert complicated social problems into more easily understood estimates, percentages and rates.” Joel Best [1] Introduction The science of collecting and analyzing numerical data is fundamental to understanding social phenomena. In the Coronavirus Era, researchers, physicians, administrators, and funding agencies aim to seek a consensus about the origins, pathogenic effects, effective treatments, and containment measures regarding a novel coronavirus – all of ...