Iceland Covid IFR .3%
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you mean 0.3%
where is your leading zero??
https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/07/a-post-about-nothing.html
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you mean 0.3%
where is your leading zero??
https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/07/a-post-about-nothing.html
@bachophile said in Iceland Covid IFR .3%:
you mean 0.3%
where is your leading zero??
https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/07/a-post-about-nothing.html
Right on! The APA style guide isn't going far enough, though. It is always, universally wrong to drop the leading zero. No exceptions.
Wars have been fought about this issue, and rightly so! I for one wouldn't want to be friend with anyone who drops leading zeros.
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you mean 0.3%
where is your leading zero??
https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2010/07/a-post-about-nothing.html
@bachophile said in Iceland Covid IFR .3%:
you mean 0.3%
where is your leading zero??
Yeah but what’s the point?
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@Horace said in Iceland Covid IFR .3%:
There are good, fine digits on both sides of that point.
They're not, they're zeroes. Sad!
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Center for evidence based medicine estimates IFR between .3 and .49 in England
https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/estimating-the-infection-fatality-ratio-in-england/
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it looks wrong ,like a misspelling. A strain on the eyes.
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@Loki said in Iceland Covid IFR .3%:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhHNYo4XgAAKRxC?format=png&name=900x900As I said in the JMU thread, keep them on campus. They mostly weather the virus pretty well and it's a huge trial for herd immunity. Plus, if you let them leave, you send infective agents everywhere...
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@Loki said in Iceland Covid IFR .3%:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhHNYo4XgAAKRxC?format=png&name=900x900As I said in the JMU thread, keep them on campus. They mostly weather the virus pretty well and it's a huge trial for herd immunity. Plus, if you let them leave, you send infective agents everywhere...
@Jolly I think that makes sense. As you say, it is a good way to control the students and also monitor them.
