A Statistical Analysis of Death Rates in Italy for the Years 2015-2020 and a Comparison with the Casualties Reported from the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Main Authors: Gianluca Bonifazi (Author), Luca Lista (Author), Dario Menasce (Author), Mauro Mezzetto (Author), Alberto Oliva (Author), Daniele Pedrini (Author), Roberto Spighi (Author), Antonio Zoccoli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We analyze the data about casualties in Italy in the period 1 January 2015 to 30 September 2020 released by the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT). The aim of this article was the description of a statistically robust methodology to extract quantitative values for the seasonal excesses...