I agree with your original point, even if you no longer stand by it.
>Historically, Kinsa’s methods have been able to account for a sharp rise in the number of people taking tests
What historical precedent is Kinsa referring to? There has never before been a pandemic of this magnitude, in a time and place where many people owned internet-connected thermometers.
Perhaps I am being uncharitable, but it seems that they are leaping to conclusions here. I'm sure that they have done their best to account for this, but the claim that "Dalziel has ensured that a spike in testing didn’t lead to inaccurate predictions" is one I find difficult to take at face value. Ensured?
You said that "there could be some selection bias here." Could. Sorry to cause you to cringe again, but +1.
>Historically, Kinsa’s methods have been able to account for a sharp rise in the number of people taking tests
What historical precedent is Kinsa referring to? There has never before been a pandemic of this magnitude, in a time and place where many people owned internet-connected thermometers.
Perhaps I am being uncharitable, but it seems that they are leaping to conclusions here. I'm sure that they have done their best to account for this, but the claim that "Dalziel has ensured that a spike in testing didn’t lead to inaccurate predictions" is one I find difficult to take at face value. Ensured?
You said that "there could be some selection bias here." Could. Sorry to cause you to cringe again, but +1.