Ireland’s domestic violence statistics are worse than UK
The statistics released by the Irish Department of Justice on Wednesday showed domestic violence was more common in Ireland than anywhere else in the European Union.The data, from 2013, showed there were 8,521 recorded incidents of domestic violence in Ireland, of which 2,919 (7.7%) were recorded in the last 12 months.Domestic violence was the most […]
A new coronavirus data project aims to make the case for more collaboration among coronaviruses
NEW YORK — The world’s top coronaviral experts announced Monday a new collaboration initiative to help them better understand and address the virus.The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the collaborative “Carcinomics Initiative” in September, seeking to increase the share of information and data about coronavira outbreaks and […]
How does the Kappa statistic work?
Kappa is a statistic which measures the probability of a person scoring a certain number of points on a test.The Kappa number is calculated by dividing the number of times a person completes a certain task by the number (number of times the person completed a task) of people who have the same level of […]
How to get rid of ‘death’ stats 2020
In 2020, the U.S. death rate is expected to climb to 1.8 per 100,000 people.But according to new data, the country is on track to surpass the 1.6 per 100 and 2.2 per 100.That is a sharp increase from 2016, when the death rate stood at 1.4 per 100 million.The data is based on data […]