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Coronavirus: “Flattening The Curve” — Deadly Misconceptions Debunked

A major public message by health authorities in the midst of the COVID-19 can probably be summarized through one concept — we must do our best to flatten the curve. While the graphic has been considerably successful in spreading the important message in this pandemic, there are some misconceptions about this “curve” that may lead to some deadly consequences. Let’s address them. What is the ‘curve’ and how do we ‘flatten’ it?   First, we must understand what is the “curve.” This curve, known as an epidemic curve or epi curve, is a plot of the number of new cases…
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Statistics for Dummies: The Normal Distribution

The normal distribution is arguably the most used distribution in statistics. A lot of statistical methods rely on assuming that your data is normally distributed.  What is so special about it? The infamous bell The normal distribution is characterized by its trademark bell-shaped curve. The shape of the bell curve is dictated by two parameters. First is the mean, denoted as μ. The mean determines where the peak of the distribution is. With the mean dictating the center of the distribution, a huge amount of data points have values that are near the mean’s value. The other parameter is the…
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