Date: Monday, 04/20/2020
Time: 2 P.M.
ZOOM Virtual Room Connection: Please join us in our virtual conference room at https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/476519327.
Title: “Tracking the Covid-19 Pandemic in the U.S.”
Description:
Mehmet Kocak, PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Tristan Hayes, MSc, Biostatistics Consulting Manager, will present on efforts to track the COVID-19 virus using publicly available data sources. Dr. Kocak’s presentation, “A comparative look at the Covid-19 Pandemic in the U.S”, will focus on comparing the virus’ progression in the US to other nations and will also briefly touch on forecasting. Mr. Hayes’s presentation, “Visualizing the Covid-19 Pandemic in the U.S.” will cover several methods for depicting the epidemic visually, using R and R Shiny.
We look forward to seeing you all among us.
Chi-Yang Chiu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Department of Preventive Medicine, UTHSC