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We've heard of R numbers and moving averages. But what are k numbers? And how do they explain COVID superspreading?

  • Written by: Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia
We've heard of R numbers and moving averages. But what are k numbers? And how do they explain COVID superspreading?Forest Simon/Unsplash

First thing in the morning, or come 11 o'clock, countless Australians anxiously wait for the daily COVID-19 case numbers, trying to understand whether their outbreak is under control, and how much longer they will be in lockdown.

As well as daily case numbers, people want to know what proportion of cases were infectious in the...

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