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Q) How many people would be enlightened if a mainstream publication printed out the predicted number of people affected by covid and dying from it within this crowd based on statistical analysis? 

 

 

 

Very difficult to ensure social distancing at ghats: Kumbh Mela official

 

 

 

 

A) None, the aware ones would continue to take precautions with or without stats, the unaware ones would shrug it off as usual. The business worthiness of the publication would be questionable for giving out the cold truth.

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6 hours ago, Clarke said:

Q) How many people would be enlightened if a mainstream publication printed out the predicted number of people affected by covid and dying from it within this crowd based on statistical analysis? 

 

 

 

Very difficult to ensure social distancing at ghats: Kumbh Mela official

 

 

 

 

A) None, the aware ones would continue to take precautions with or without stats, the unaware ones would shrug it off as usual. The business worthiness of the publication would be questionable for giving out the cold truth.

 

It may not work today and now in the CoViD context, but its importance must be emphasized from grade school.  While teaching math, show children how to use numbers correctly in real life. 

 

In 6th grade:

"Bachhon ... dadi maa kehti hai ki lauki ka joos piyoge toh samajhdaar ban jaaoge.  Kaise pataa karen ki yeh sach hain ya nahin?"

 

Sample size, Randomization, mean, standard deviation, t-tests.  Simple shyte.  

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