Pandemic tracking : the unfortunate use of statistics

• Main Author: Lai, Jikon
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; Non-Traditional Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143691
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There are two problematic issues with the use of statistics in the context of COVID-19: the use of inappropriate indicators and inapt use of indicators. While statistics might offer us an insight into the disease’s development over time, we should not focus too much on the actual numbers that are re...