My occupation is a statistician. I tell people it is like "CSI without dead bodies" because analyzing a set of data that has been collected is like doing an autopsy on a deceased person in the sense that I'm trying to learn what I can from what statistics and information are available. Except in this case the information does not involve gross things. For me the research process can be humorous, scary, but always captivating.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
A Look at Positive COVID-19 Testing Rates in Cambria, PA, and the US
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
A Second Wave of COVID-19 Cases in Cambria and Allegheny Counties?
Saturday, June 13, 2020
Update on Johnstown Zip Code Testing
Sunday, June 7, 2020
COVID-19 and CSI without Dead Bodies
Thursday, May 28, 2020
A Comparison of State Mortality Rates: Pennsylvania is 6th Highest, Michigan is Highest
State |
cases |
deaths |
Case Mortality |
case mortality rank |
Population |
Deaths per 100,000 |
Cases per 100,000 |
Michigan |
55611 |
5334 |
9.59% |
1 |
9,986,857 |
53.41 |
556.84 |
Connecticut |
41288 |
3803 |
9.21% |
2 |
3,565,287 |
106.67 |
1158.06 |
Virgin Islands |
69 |
6 |
8.70% |
3 |
104,901 |
5.72 |
65.78 |
New York |
364965 |
29484 |
8.08% |
4 |
19,453,561 |
151.56 |
1876.08 |
New Jersey |
156628 |
11339 |
7.24% |
5 |
8,882,190 |
127.66 |
1763.39 |
Pennsylvania |
73557 |
5265 |
7.16% |
6 |
12,801,989 |
41.13 |
574.57 |
Louisiana |
38497 |
2723 |
7.07% |
7 |
4,648,794 |
58.57 |
828.11 |
Massachusetts |
93693 |
6473 |
6.91% |
8 |
6,892,503 |
93.91 |
1359.35 |
Indiana |
32437 |
2030 |
6.26% |
9 |
6,732,219 |
30.15 |
481.82 |
Ohio |
33439 |
2044 |
6.11% |
10 |
11,689,100 |
17.49 |
286.07 |
Colorado |
24754 |
1392 |
5.62% |
11 |
5,758,736 |
24.17 |
429.85 |
Vermont |
971 |
54 |
5.56% |
12 |
623,989 |
8.65 |
155.61 |
Missouri |
12798 |
688 |
5.38% |
13 |
6,137,428 |
11.21 |
208.52 |
Washington |
20181 |
1078 |
5.34% |
14 |
7,614,893 |
14.16 |
265.02 |
DC |
8406 |
445 |
5.29% |
15 |
705,749 |
63.05 |
1191.08 |
Oklahoma |
6229 |
322 |
5.17% |
16 |
3,956,971 |
8.14 |
157.42 |
New Hampshire |
4231 |
214 |
5.06% |
17 |
1,359,711 |
15.74 |
311.17 |
Maryland |
48423 |
2392 |
4.94% |
18 |
6,045,680 |
39.57 |
800.95 |
Nevada |
8113 |
396 |
4.88% |
19 |
3,080,156 |
12.86 |
263.40 |
Arizona |
17277 |
834 |
4.83% |
20 |
7,278,717 |
11.46 |
237.36 |
Mississippi |
14044 |
670 |
4.77% |
21 |
2,976,149 |
22.51 |
471.88 |
Rhode Island |
14353 |
655 |
4.56% |
22 |
1,059,361 |
61.83 |
1354.87 |
New Mexico |
7252 |
329 |
4.54% |
23 |
2,096,829 |
15.69 |
345.86 |
Illinois |
114306 |
5083 |
4.45% |
24 |
12,671,821 |
40.11 |
902.05 |
Kentucky |
9077 |
400 |
4.41% |
25 |
4,467,673 |
8.95 |
203.17 |
Florida |
52634 |
2319 |
4.41% |
26 |
21,477,737 |
10.80 |
245.06 |
South Carolina |
10623 |
466 |
4.39% |
27 |
5,148,714 |
9.05 |
206.32 |
Georgia |
44445 |
1908 |
4.29% |
28 |
10,617,423 |
17.97 |
418.60 |
Minnesota |
22464 |
942 |
4.19% |
29 |
5,639,632 |
16.70 |
398.32 |
West Virginia |
1899 |
74 |
3.90% |
30 |
1,792,147 |
4.13 |
105.96 |
California |
101032 |
3895 |
3.86% |
31 |
39,512,223 |
9.86 |
255.70 |
Puerto Rico |
3397 |
129 |
3.80% |
32 |
3,193,694 |
4.04 |
106.37 |
Maine |
2137 |
81 |
3.79% |
33 |
1,344,212 |
6.03 |
158.98 |
Delaware |
9096 |
344 |
3.78% |
34 |
973,764 |
35.33 |
934.11 |
Alabama |
15843 |
583 |
3.68% |
35 |
4,903,185 |
11.89 |
323.12 |
Oregon |
4038 |
148 |
3.67% |
36 |
4,217,737 |
3.51 |
95.74 |
Montana |
481 |
17 |
3.53% |
37 |
1,068,778 |
1.59 |
45.00 |
North Carolina |
24896 |
838 |
3.37% |
38 |
10,488,084 |
7.99 |
237.37 |
Wisconsin |
16462 |
539 |
3.27% |
39 |
5,822,434 |
9.26 |
282.73 |
Virginia |
40249 |
1281 |
3.18% |
40 |
8,535,519 |
15.01 |
471.55 |
Idaho |
2699 |
81 |
3.00% |
41 |
1,787,065 |
4.53 |
151.03 |
Guam |
170 |
5 |
2.94% |
42 |
165,768 |
3.02 |
102.55 |
Grand Princess |
103 |
3 |
2.91% |
43 |
|
||
Texas |
58537 |
1581 |
2.70% |
44 |
28,995,881 |
5.45 |
201.88 |
Iowa |
18360 |
493 |
2.69% |
45 |
3,155,070 |
15.63 |
581.92 |
Hawaii |
644 |
17 |
2.64% |
46 |
1,415,872 |
1.20 |
45.48 |
Alaska |
411 |
10 |
2.43% |
47 |
731,545 |
1.37 |
56.18 |
North Dakota |
2439 |
56 |
2.30% |
48 |
762,062 |
7.35 |
320.05 |
Kansas |
9270 |
212 |
2.29% |
49 |
2,913,314 |
7.28 |
318.19 |
Arkansas |
6277 |
120 |
1.91% |
50 |
3,017,804 |
3.98 |
208.00 |
Tennessee |
21288 |
353 |
1.66% |
51 |
6,829,174 |
5.17 |
311.72 |
Wyoming |
860 |
14 |
1.63% |
52 |
578,759 |
2.42 |
148.59 |
Nebraska |
12619 |
153 |
1.21% |
53 |
1,934,408 |
7.91 |
652.34 |
Utah |
8706 |
105 |
1.21% |
54 |
3,205,958 |
3.28 |
271.56 |
South Dakota |
4710 |
54 |
1.15% |
55 |
884,659 |
6.10 |
532.41 |
Diamond Princess |
49 |
0 |
0.00% |
57 |
|
||
N Mariana |
22 |
0 |
0.00% |
57 |
56,882 |
0.00 |
38.68 |
Total |
1697459 |
100274 |
5.91% |
329,637,350 |
30.42 |
514.95 |