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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Tests the Limits of Democracy by swsieber on Monday March 09, 2020 @02:20PM (#22528035)
I've heard 1-14 days with an average of 3 days, but I'd have to dig up sources. But even if the long incubation periods are rare, they'll still have an outsized impact.
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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Tests the Limits of Democracy by mariushn on Monday March 09, 2020 @04:59PM (#22529733)
https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses
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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Tests the Limits of Democracy by toohotatopic on Monday March 09, 2020 @02:27PM (#22528125)
>average of 3 days

That should be 'mean'

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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Tests the Limits of Democracy by vikramkr on Monday March 09, 2020 @02:33PM (#22528204)
Mean is a type of average. And for communicating to the public, unless there's a strong reason otherwise, statistical jargon should absolutely be avoided in favor of more universally understood terminology.
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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Tests the Limits of Democracy by toohotatopic on Monday March 09, 2020 @03:53PM (#22529082)
Even worse, this is a total blunder, I meant 'median'.
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