Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 10:14 AM
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A pandemic on the rise: Charts reveal how virus has spread at different rates in two counties
Original post made on Mar 31, 2020
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 10:14 AM
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Posted by can more be said on theories why?
a resident of North Bayshore
on Mar 31, 2020 at 3:19 pm
a resident of North Bayshore
on Mar 31, 2020 at 3:19 pm
Can more be said on theories why we are increasing higher than other counties?
Posted by laura s
a resident of North Whisman
on Mar 31, 2020 at 4:01 pm
a resident of North Whisman
on Mar 31, 2020 at 4:01 pm
I would like to see stats: ages, male, female, race, etc.
Posted by Wait two weeks
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Mar 31, 2020 at 4:29 pm
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Mar 31, 2020 at 4:29 pm
Everything is a just a quick snapshot in time of an ever changing picture.
SCC was about two weeks ahead of SMC when this all started.
Wait two weeks and the chart will look different. SMC will catch up and SCA will hopefully be trending down.
Posted by MtnView1
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 31, 2020 at 4:51 pm
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Mar 31, 2020 at 4:51 pm
I'm not sure that this is the correct way to look at these data. By plotting on a scale by day (X-axis), the fact that the "seeding" of the virus could have been at different times in the two counties is ignored and thus incorrect. This is borne out by the fact that Santa Clara's first case was on Jan 31 and San Mateo's was on Mar 2. What matters for spread in the community is once seeding takes place. If you look at the San Mateo plot and move it to the left about five days, it is almost the same shape and slope characteristics as the Santa Clara plot, indicating that the spread rate isn't all that different in the counties, just that the initial seeding was earlier in Santa Clara.
Posted by Dan Waylonis
a resident of Jackson Park
on Mar 31, 2020 at 6:53 pm
a resident of Jackson Park
on Mar 31, 2020 at 6:53 pm
The graph of absolute counts isn't really a good comparison. San Mateo population is 760K people. Santa Clara population is 1.9M people. So it's not surprising if the count for Santa Clara is 2.5x that of San Mateo.
Posted by So -called experts
a resident of Castro City
on Mar 31, 2020 at 7:13 pm
a resident of Castro City
on Mar 31, 2020 at 7:13 pm
Amazed at how poor our so-called experts lack statistical skills other than being able to graph data using excel. A proper graph should be stated in terms of per capita to control for population differences. A betta comparison of curves would adjust the starting dated in order to compare the process across areas.
Posted by SCC twice the size of San Mateo Cty
a resident of Whisman Station
on Apr 1, 2020 at 8:06 am
a resident of Whisman Station
on Apr 1, 2020 at 8:06 am
The headline implies that the two counties are comparable. Santa Clara County is not at all comparable to San Mateo County. SCC county with pop of 2M includes city of San Jose, 3rd largest city in CA (Pop. over 1M). SCC is 3 times the size of San Mateo Country (land mass). So I would expect SCC to have more cases, increasing at a higher rate.
Posted by Identical
a resident of another community
on Apr 2, 2020 at 9:30 pm
a resident of another community
on Apr 2, 2020 at 9:30 pm
Am I missing something? The per capita plots map dead on top of each other. Title should read “ Charts reveal how virus has spread at identical rates in two counties.l
Posted by Tired of distancing? Come to Rancho!
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Apr 4, 2020 at 5:36 am
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Apr 4, 2020 at 5:36 am
Most beach communities are pleading with people not to drive to the beach if they cannot walk or ride their bike.
MidPen's large open parking lot policy fits better with this thinking:
Web Link
Hate this guy's take on things? Complain to MidPen about keeping their large lots open
Posted by what's the real 'ax to grind' here?
a resident of St. Francis Acres
on Apr 4, 2020 at 10:48 am
a resident of St. Francis Acres
on Apr 4, 2020 at 10:48 am
> Tired of distancing? Come to Rancho!
Aren't you tired *yet* of spamming every thread on these websites?
Posted by Gilroy Runner
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Apr 5, 2020 at 7:04 am
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Apr 5, 2020 at 7:04 am
Trying to get quick info on the lot situation at Rancho. Are they open? I'm going stir crazy and have always wanted to see that park.
Posted by Gilroy Runner
a resident of another community
on Apr 5, 2020 at 7:58 am
a resident of another community
on Apr 5, 2020 at 7:58 am
No need to reply, got the answer. See you on the trails!
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