Re:Covid-19 Cases and Hospitalizations by Vaccination Status...
by dredmorbius on Monday January 24, 2022 @11:03PM
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By November 30, 2021, approximately 130,781 COVID-19–associated deaths, one in six of all U.S. deaths from COVID-19, had occurred in California and New York.
First sentence of TFA.
California and New York both have excellent statewide medical data collection, provide high-quality data, have been free of the data politics (or shear inadequacy) of numerous other states, they have both large urban and remote rural regions, they tend to see Covid impacts earlier than many other states due to travel and similar patterns. California alone is over 10% of the US population, together it and New York State represent 60 million people.
Data analysis is highly dependent on availability, quality, and import considerations. Having a large quantity of high-quality data from a small number of sources counts for a lot.
First sentence of TFA.
California and New York both have excellent statewide medical data collection, provide high-quality data, have been free of the data politics (or shear inadequacy) of numerous other states, they have both large urban and remote rural regions, they tend to see Covid impacts earlier than many other states due to travel and similar patterns. California alone is over 10% of the US population, together it and New York State represent 60 million people.
Data analysis is highly dependent on availability, quality, and import considerations. Having a large quantity of high-quality data from a small number of sources counts for a lot.