You’ve probably seen the extensive news coverage of some US states that are reopening. Georgia, which started reopening last week, has made the most headlines over the past week or so. A lot of people are asking what will happen if, say, Georgia were to open before the models say […]
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Fine-Tuning the Mathematics of My COVID-19 Model
My COVID-19 model is actually giving me results. Let’s open the hood and look at some of the mathematics, methodologies, and logic I use to make my projections. I wrote the model in Python. It has a simple graphical user interface that runs in a web browser. The SIR Model: […]
Read MoreA Look at the Best-Fit COVID-19 Model Curves for 24 Key States and Provinces
Below you will find the latest state and provincial projections from the 15 April model run of my COVID-19 model for the US and Canada. I have included states and provinces that are in “hot” areas in both countries, as well as places where I have friends, family, and other […]
Read MoreHow to Tell When You’ve Reached the Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic
From a mathematical standpoint, figuring out when a country, state, province, county, or city has hit the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic is not an exact science. Instead, it relies on pattern recognition in the data. We’re going to look at data from several countries and states to identify examples […]
Read MoreComplete Revised SIR Model Forecasts (8 April): USA and Canada
Here is a full look at the outputs from our revised SIR model. I have included plots from hot spots in both the US and Canada as well as cities where I have friends, family, and loved ones. I can run these simulations for just about any city in the […]
Read MoreLatest SIR Model Outlooks: COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been absolutely fascinating to watch from a mathematical modeling standpoint. As the pandemic starts taking a stranglehold on the United States this week, let’s have a look at a few different COVID-19 models, including my SIR model. Can we gauge any semblance of what’s going to […]
Read MoreOperations Update: Arizona Issues Stay At Home Order
As many of you already know, Arizona issued a “Stay At Home” order on Monday, March 30th. It went into effect yesterday at 5 PM local time, and lasts through at least the end of April. Here is an update on the status of my operations. The good news is […]
Read MoreAmerica, Please Don’t Quarantine Yourself From Knowledge
During one of the New England Patriots’ recent runs to a Super Bowl victory, head coach Bill Belichick put it pretty well: “Do Your Job.” Everybody in the organization, from the owners all the way down to the team’s interns, had a job to do in order for the team […]
Read MoreUpdate on the Status of Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Hi Everyone. Just wanted to give you all a quick update on the status of operations of my websites, adventures, business, blog, and everything else during the COVID-19 pandemic. I am making every effort to minimize the disruption during these unprecedented times. However, as we learned this week, things can […]
Read MoreSimulating the COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States with Gaussian Functions
Well, it looks like the coronavirus has arrived in full-force here in the United States. COVID-19 will likely cause some disruptions to day-to-day life. Being a math person, the outbreak has piqued my interest in modeling and simulating some possible scenarios for the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. Before […]
Read MoreDigging Deeper: Diagnosing My Raspberry Pi Temperature Sensor’s “Hot Flashes”
I recently identified a rather unfortunate bug that left part of my weather station’s QA/QC algorithm redundant. Fixing it treated the symptom, but not the cause of the problem. Today, we’re going to look at what is causing the temperature sensor on one of my Raspberry Pi’s to seemingly randomly […]
Read MoreHouston, I Think There’s a Bug in My Weather Station’s QA/QC Algorithm
Have you ever heard the expression “Measure Twice, Cut Once”? It’s commonly used in woodworking and carpentry. It’s a reminder to always double and triple-check your measurements when you cut a piece of wood. You’d be amazed at how many times you screw it up. Well, let me tell you […]
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