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Re:Studies Point to Big Drop in Covid-19 Death Rates by blmsjw on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @03:04PM (#24850951)
Yes Arbitrary. Why 100k? Why not 10, 100, 1000, 10,000, 1,000,000? Oh because 100k makes the stats look the best for your argument.
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Re:Studies Point to Big Drop in Covid-19 Death Rates by inyourtenement on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @06:20PM (#24852880)
It's per 100k people in the state. It makes no difference if it's 100 or 100k. The comparison was state-to-state. The absolute numbers don't matter.
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