Re: COVID-19 The 7th Part: We're Gonna Be Number One Soon!
Sorry, should have been more clear. Overestimating the decline, not overestimating in general.
And yeah, I think their original models put too much stock in China/Iran appearing to be able to squash the virus (but who knows the real numbers out of there) and South Korea being able to contain it to a degree (cultural and governmental differences in action, here). I think some of the weirdness comes from trying to update the model in real time without changing their early (seemingly incorrect) assumptions about the tail end.
I don’t think we’re seeing the same thing.
There hasn’t been a sharp drop in ..
Oh wait, are you saying the IHME models are assuming Gaussian still? Like, in the face of almost universal proof to the contrary? Jeebus.
Sorry, should have been more clear. Overestimating the decline, not overestimating in general.
And yeah, I think their original models put too much stock in China/Iran appearing to be able to squash the virus (but who knows the real numbers out of there) and South Korea being able to contain it to a degree (cultural and governmental differences in action, here). I think some of the weirdness comes from trying to update the model in real time without changing their early (seemingly incorrect) assumptions about the tail end.