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Stanford study: More than 48,000 Santa Clara County residents have likely been infected by coronavirus
Original post made on Apr 20, 2020
Read the full story here Web Link posted Monday, April 20, 2020, 11:25 AM
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Posted by awatkins
a resident of Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda
on Apr 20, 2020 at 2:40 pm
a resident of Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda
on Apr 20, 2020 at 2:40 pm
Since the participants were self-selected, is there not a built-in bias toward people who suspect they have the disease and therefore are more motivated to take a test for it?
Posted by Alan
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Apr 20, 2020 at 5:44 pm
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Apr 20, 2020 at 5:44 pm
@awatkins - The study is facing a number of challenges concerning how the statistics were derived. I will not claim to know how it will hold up after the dust settles, but here is an article about some of those criticisms: Web Link
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