{"id":81895,"date":"2020-04-28T23:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trade-center.info\/?p=81895"},"modified":"2020-04-29T00:35:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T15:35:35","slug":"how-coronavirus-charts-can-mislead-us-%e2%88%92-%e3%82%a2%e3%83%95%e3%82%a3%e3%83%aa%e3%82%a8%e3%82%a4%e3%83%88%e5%8b%95%e7%94%bb%e3%81%be%e3%81%a8%e3%82%81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trade-center.info\/?p=81895","title":{"rendered":"How coronavirus charts can mislead us \u2212 \u30a2\u30d5\u30a3\u30ea\u30a8\u30a4\u30c8\u52d5\u753b\u307e\u3068\u3081"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O-3Mlj3MQ_Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How to read a popular chart of coronavirus cases by country.<\/p>\n<p>Support Vox by joining the Video Lab at http:\/\/vox.com\/join or making a one-time contribution: http:\/\/vox.com\/contribute<\/p>\n<p>Much of the data about the coronavirus epidemic and covid-19 is flawed. It is collected and reported in different ways by different countries, and almost certainly undercounts the number of cases and deaths. But organizations and journalists still need to report the available data to inform the public and help guide policymakers. Much of that data ends up in visualizations, like charts and maps, which can make it easier to understand and analyze.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s important to know how the process of data visualization can shape our perception of the crisis. In this video, we deconstruct one particularly popular chart of covid-19 cases around the world which uses a logarithmic scale, and explain how to avoid being misled by it.<\/p>\n<p>Sources:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/coronavirus#all-charts-preview<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/91-divoc.com\/pages\/covid-visualization\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jburnmurdoch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by jburnmurdoch<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a class=\"m-story\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@mettlinger\/a-different-covid-19-graph-updated-and-revised-40f04b90c4e3\" target=\"_blank\" data-width=\"500\" data-border=\"1\" data-collapsed=\"\">Medium.com \u3067\u8868\u793a<\/a><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2020\/3\/13\/21178289\/confirmed-coronavirus-cases-us-countries-italy-iran-singapore-hong-kong<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/coronavirus.jhu.edu\/map.html<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic at http:\/\/vox.com\/coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>How social distancing and \u201cflattening the curve\u201d works: http:\/\/bit.ly\/3aOlHM8<br \/>\n12 things everyone needs to know about the coronavirus pandemic: https:\/\/bit.ly\/2xYrW2x<br \/>\nThe differences in countries\u2019 coronavirus death rates, explained: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3bLGMaV<\/p>\n<p>How has the coronavirus pandemic impacted your life? Share to help Vox\u2019s reporting: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2vBunqA<\/p>\n<p>Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what&#8217;s really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http:\/\/www.vox.com.<\/p>\n<p>Watch our full video catalog: http:\/\/goo.gl\/IZONyE<br \/>\nFollow Vox on Facebook: http:\/\/goo.gl\/U2g06o<br \/>\nOr Twitter: http:\/\/goo.gl\/XFrZ5H<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to read a popular chart of coronavirus cases by country. Support Vox by joining th\u2026","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":81901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":false,"span_bottom":false},"number_of_votes":0,"sum_votes":0},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/trade-center.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/f18e78bce09a5970ce2d042379db0422.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.9.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to read a popular chart of coronavirus cases by country. Support Vox by joining the Video Lab at http:\/\/vox.com\/join or making a one-time contribution: http:\/\/vox.com\/contribute Much of the data about the coronavirus epidemic and covid-19 is flawed. It is collected and reported in different ways by different countries, and almost certainly undercounts the number of cases and deaths. But organizations and journalists still need to report the available data to inform the public and help guide policymakers. Much of that data ends up in visualizations, like charts and maps, which can make it easier to understand and analyze. But it&#039;s important to know how the process of data visualization can shape our perception of the crisis. In this video, we deconstruct one particularly popular chart of covid-19 cases around the world which uses a logarithmic scale, and explain how to avoid being misled by it. Sources: https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/coronavirus#all-charts-preview http:\/\/91-divoc.com\/pages\/covid-visualization\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/jburnmurdoch https:\/\/medium.com\/@mettlinger\/a-different-covid-19-graph-updated-and-revised-40f04b90c4e3 https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2020\/3\/13\/21178289\/confirmed-coronavirus-cases-us-countries-italy-iran-singapore-hong-kong https:\/\/coronavirus.jhu.edu\/map.html Read more about the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic at http:\/\/vox.com\/coronavirus How social distancing and \u201cflattening the curve\u201d works: http:\/\/bit.ly\/3aOlHM8 12 things everyone needs to know about the coronavirus pandemic: https:\/\/bit.ly\/2xYrW2x The differences in countries\u2019 coronavirus death rates, explained: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3bLGMaV How has the coronavirus pandemic impacted your life? 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