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originally posted by: AaarghZombies
originally posted by: Jimy718
originally posted by: AaarghZombies
a reply to: Jimy718
a simple export from their database is all I would require. That way, I can make my own analysis, and NOT rely on theirs.
When you make a foia request someone needs to go analyse multiple record sources in order to pull that data out, they then have to compile it into a suitable form.
The raw data that you think that you want would most likely be meaningless to you because you would need the meta data to go with it in order for it to make sense, and that has to be added in when the foia request is made.
Hmmmm, can YOU tell what kind of data it is by looking at the file name? I can. Do you have any idea "how" meta data is constructed? Prolly not, and in some of these current instances, neither do I, But, I have the skills to figure it out.
You should also bear in mind that a lot of what exists isn't data, it's letters, emails and other correspondence. Given that much of this is done using EU standards we're talking pages as in A4 paper, scanned or printed. For example people will want to see communications between pfizer executives or between pfizer and people like Faucci. They want to know who said what to who, who knew what and when, and other related things.
Well, actually, they probably would not use EU standards; this is America, so we tend to use ANSI instead, but, fear not, EU copied much of what we have.
Of course, since you are requesting "data", this does beg the question: Do you actually know how to clean data or to do statistical analysis on it?
Do you know how to find statistical trends?
Could you tell the difference between a rise in covid deaths because of a new variant, or because it was summer and people were closing their windows and turning on the AC instead?
Would you even think to look?
I think I've said this before, but, perhaps you didn't read.
I'm a 75YO retired Software/Hardware/Data Engineer, I've been at for nearly 50 years. Over the past 30 years I've been involved in bringing "data" to the fore, and making it available for those who might want to understand it. This had necessarily involved quite a lot of statistics, and Data Mining. I still, on occasion, provide custom data management, mining, analysis tools to those in need.
So, yes, I know a little bit about data analysis, management, design...
For someone who claims to have a background in data analysis you don't seem to understand how laborious the process of cleaning and compiling records is.
Maybe you had a junior to do this for you. But I assure you that collating this data isn't just a matter of emailing a couple of excel spreadsheets out to everyone that asks.
What methodology do you plan to us, what are your tolerances, what is your boundary for statistical significance?
originally posted by: vNex92
How do Unvaccinated pose a greater risk of infecting others than vaxed? when vaccinated in some cases were infected three times? how does that make any sense?