The role of statisticians in the response to COVID-19 in Israel: a holistic point of view

• Main Authors: Itai Dattner (Author), Reuven Gal (Author), Yair Goldberg (Author), Inbal Goldshtein (Author), Amit Huppert (Author), Ron S. Kenett (Author), Orly Manor (Author), Danny Pfeffermann (Author), Edna Schechtman (Author), Clelia di Serio (Author), David M. Steinberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic cast a dramatic spotlight on the use of data as a fundamental component of good decision-making. Evaluating and comparing alternative policies required information on concurrent infection rates and insightful analysis to project them into the future. Statisticians in I...