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SP said..Ctngoodvibes said..We haven't had anywhere near enough cases in Australia for the stats to tell us anything. That's the way stats work , to small a field and it's misleading
clearly it's a deadly virus even the the young doctor who first tried to report it in China died
Yep sure is, the law of large numbers is a wonderful thing.
The larger the sample size the more likely to obtain an indicative result that reflects for reality.
And let's not forget Australia stats are skewed by the very policies that mick is opposed to. What are they like in Sweden? Which is more like the measures Mick supports.
Ironic that he is opposed to the method but happy to use the numbers from that method to back up a point.

Provided the sample size is a true representation of those infected. Its common knowledge most people present asymptomatic, are unaware they have Covid 19 & are not tested. The 0.25 fatality rate I quote is from the "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention" although I admit its from serveral weeks ago when we were at the height of infection rate. No credible source has claimed an 8% fatality rate, its not even that high for the elderly.
I know sports been very much effected by all this but can we please have a sensible discussion without it constantly turning into a A vs B, even if you think your on the A-team (still makes me lol Cobra ; ).
The stats are skewed in Oz SP, because most of those infected to begin with who still represent the majority of those infected were elderly people on cruise ships. Which made it easier to trace, localized the hotspots & we had the benefit of shutting down earlier based on feedback from countries effected earlier. None-the-less that means our fatality rate should be demographically higher, but its not & for obvious reasons when compared to the US or even Sweden. Like I mentioned earlier today, consider Japan in your thoughts. Another island nation. No Gov lockdown, 126 million people & 900 something fatality rate. BTW Japan has the most per capita elderly population & you can hardly consider them to be sparsely distributed.
Ironic pfffft, perhaps based on your pov but not mine. But I do appreciate the non meme input for a change. Cheers SP, hava good1.
Captain Goodvibes I disagree, I think we have a pretty good indication of how serious the virus is from our stats & countries other than the US. Sorry different countries report differently based upon their own policies & this has been a big issue all along that people have called for more standard reporting across the board. That has not happened yet.
Regarding the DR that died early on reporting about Covid 19. Thats a can of worms I'm not going to address m8, only to say a lot of people went missing through that early period. The measures China went to to cover things up in the beginning were extreme & widely reported.