SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus -COVID-19) datasets and official statistics accuracy
What is it about?
The quality of data comes first! The COVID-19 pandemic needs immediate data and timely information. It should be robust, realistic, and consistent. This article analyses and compares the quality of available official COVID-19 datasets, proposes a corrected dataset, and introduces a dashboard. If you want to understand the quality of COVID-19 datasets, or you need an accurate dataset for your research and a Dashboard for a quick insights into this pandemic, this article is for you. We should always remember: Good data, Good life!
Why is it important?
The findings show noticeable and increasing measurement errors across the three official datasets as the pandemic expanded and more countries contributed data to the official repositories, raising concerns about data comparability and underscoring the need for better coordination and harmonized statistical methods.