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In response to "oof, this chart -- (link)" by ty97

Isn't this graph a bit misleading?

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Apr 1 '20, 09:32

I'm no statistician, but wouldn't it be more prudent to apply it so something along the lines of "cases per X of the population?" It's still a lot.

Populations:
Italy: 60.48 million
Spain: 46.66
USA:327.00
China: 1,386.00

If China *is* reporting accurately, then it's doing well for their population

Country
italy
Population Cases Percentage
60,480,000 30000 0.050%

spain
Population Cases Percentage
46,660,000 60000 0.129%

usa
Population Cases Percentage
327,200,000 155000 0.047%

china
Population Cases Percentage
1,386,000,000 45000 0.003%

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i think showing curves by state are also important. some states are doing much better than others. -- nm - colin Apr 1, 09:33 1
- I mean, California almost has the population of Spain. They would be at ~ 0.02% - JaxSean Apr 1, 09:39

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