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Comparing countries' coronavirus performance
Comparing countries' coronavirus performance
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Apr 25, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Many articles in the media compare countries with one another - who’s faring better or worse in the fight against coronavirus? But is this helpful - or, in fact, fair?
Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander discuss the limitations that we come across when we try to compare the numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths in different countries; population size, density, rates of testing and how connected the country is all play a role.
Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander discuss the limitations that we come across when we try to compare the numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths in different countries; population size, density, rates of testing and how connected the country is all play a role.
Released:
Apr 25, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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