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npuntyesterday at 8:32 PM3 repliesview on HN

Fwiw what you are describing is literally survivorship bias.


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giantg2yesterday at 11:08 PM

We'd have to see the data to say wether it was true or bias. Perhaps comparing similar nations where one had Bluetooth contact tracing and the other didn't. I'm skeptical that it made much difference either way compared to the other factors.

zakkiyesterday at 11:07 PM

I don't think it is a survivorship bias if most people survive from COVID19.

stinkbeetleyesterday at 10:02 PM

Yes, similarly the other side of people who survived authoritarian governments.