Wrong.


Florida population density: 384 people per square mile
California population density: 253 /sq ml



Wrong.

Mortality rate = fatalities as a share of the overall population in question
Lethality = share of infected population dying from a disease.

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on May 19 2020 10:13am

TIL people are evenly distributed across a state.

Weren't you pointing this out to Ghot a few weeks ago?

This post was edited by Thor123422 on May 19 2020 10:14am

Yes, to point out that population density on a statewide level is not a suitable metric.
Crossbones' statement that Florida has a lower population density than California is still factually wrong.

Moreover, keep in mind that Florida also has unpopulated areas like the Everglades, and also has very dense urban agglomerations like metro Miami, the Tampa Bay metro, Jacksonville etc.
It's not like all of Florida consists of nothing but evenly populated places having suburban density...

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on May 19 2020 10:18am

you just said "no", you didn't say anything about population distribution, which is hard to formulate for these two countries in anyway.
Even if California has a larger urban population % it goes beyond that IMO... It's definitely more dense AND... Well it's just a famous destination...

i was mistaken i thought the comparison in the conversation was to NY

Ah, I see, np.

Mistaken, as well. I thought mortality rate was specific to the subset of the population which had positively contracted the disease. Different terms get thrown around by different sites.

This is what I'm reminding myself on a daily basis lol

I would argue that Vegas Presidential odds are a better predictor than national polls this far out. Vegas is giving Trump a ~60-40 (-140 vs Biden's +140) chance of winning reelection right now, which I think is fair. I predict those odds will be up to 70-30 or even 80-20 by October.