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A story of the petty lengths the DeSantis admin allegedly went to so it could make it tougher to download FL coronavirus data. Data was & is still viewable
But the story does NOT allege data manipulation despite prior suggestions from some https://bit.ly/2ZeVcNA
But the story does NOT allege data manipulation despite prior suggestions from some https://bit.ly/2ZeVcNA
For me, I’ve not relied on the dashboard that’s at the center of this controversy. Every day, I download the updated pdf report & manually entered total test, positives, deaths & hospitalizations into Excel
The reason: I want a physical report to refer back to
The reason: I want a physical report to refer back to
So for instance, yesterday we wrote a story about Florida's phase 1 full reopening and I used the spreadsheet I made to see if the curve had been flattened. Here's what that looked like
https://politi.co/2AASnMo
https://politi.co/2AASnMo
Also, I want to be clear here: I don't know if this person is telling the truth. I did not speak to her. I said the story is about what the admin "allegedly" did for a reason.
But regardless, the conspiracy theory that DeSantis has cooked the numbers isn't born out here
But regardless, the conspiracy theory that DeSantis has cooked the numbers isn't born out here
This is a possibility https://twitter.com/MarlaMHughes/status/1262836925892907008
So as we get clarity, the data concerned date of infection that was self-reported early on. It was unreliable. If people thought they had CV-19, that was good enough.
But deleting data fields is just bad management practice. It gives rise to conspiracy theories. Here we are
But deleting data fields is just bad management practice. It gives rise to conspiracy theories. Here we are
What's the solution with hindsight? Add a new data field: confirmed by a doctor or test, for instance. And make a disclosure/warning about self-reported data.
But that's with hindsight
But that's with hindsight
