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LAS14

(13,789 posts) Wed May 13, 2020, 04:11 PM May 2020

What do you make of the categorization of Maine and Massachusetts??

https://www.endcoronavirus.org/states

The graphs don't seem to match the categories. Can someone explain?

tia
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What do you make of the categorization of Maine and Massachusetts?? (Original Post) LAS14 May 2020 OP

I thought the same. Some of the graphs looked exactly the same as graphs of Squinch May 2020 #1

don't get it either stopdiggin May 2020 #2

Prefer the NY Times LeftInTX May 2020 #3

Thanks for this NYT link. nt LAS14 May 2020 #4

Squinch

(51,059 posts)

1. I thought the same. Some of the graphs looked exactly the same as graphs of

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2020, 04:13 PM

May 2020

other states that were classified differently.

The graphs themselves are very interesting and useful, but the interpretation of them is bizarre.

stopdiggin

(11,391 posts)

2. don't get it either

Reply to Squinch (Reply #1)

Wed May 13, 2020, 04:35 PM

May 2020

someone suggested it had a lot to do with how much (and what dates) "initial" activity occurred. But that's just a guess.

LeftInTX

(25,648 posts)

3. Prefer the NY Times

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2020, 05:12 PM

May 2020

Their Covid 19 is free (no paywall)

According to NYT, Maine is increasing and MA is decreasing in new cases...but these are rates. The actual number of new cases in MA is probably higher than Maine.

Currently Maine only has 1,515 which means it is going to go up at a higher rate, so if Maine gets 100 cases a day, it is going up at a 10% rate.

MA has 79,000, so if it gets 1,000 cases a day, it is only going up at 1.26%

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html

LAS14

(13,789 posts)

4. Thanks for this NYT link. nt

Reply to LeftInTX (Reply #3)

Wed May 13, 2020, 05:38 PM

May 2020

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