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Re:Log-log plot of new vs. total Covid-19 cases by country by bravura on Sunday March 29, 2020 @07:24AM (#22718093)
You missed the point, that this sampling bias applies equally to the x axis and the y axis in this plot. So this plot allows you to fairly compare growth across different countries, regardless of their testing regime.
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Re:Log-log plot of new vs. total Covid-19 cases by country by _nalply on Sunday March 29, 2020 @07:32AM (#22718134)
No, there are two different biases at work and they might not cancel out each other.
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