New Zealand’s news avoidance rates are higher than in any other surveyed country. Mood, political orientation and perceptions of sensationalism or bias all play a role.
- Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
A statistically designed random sampling scheme, based on as few as 100 people, would give a very high probability of detecting if there are any COVID-19 cases and highlight at-risk hotspots.
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