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In Fall '22 journalists asked us if a 10% excess in weekly deaths is significant, i.e. would be unlikely under non-pandemic mortality. To find an answer we estimated the seasonal distribution of excess deaths, a.k.a. forecast residuals, pre-COVID and found that it-depends™ on region and season.
Dec 12, 2024, 11:27 AM
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