Data Quality of Chinese Surveillance of COVID-19: Objective Analysis Based on WHO’s Situation Reports
Álvaro J. Idrovo, Édgar Fabián Manrique-Hernández
Abstract
Was there quality in the Chinese epidemiological surveillance system during the COVID-19 pandemic? Using data of World Health Organization's situation reports (until situation report 55), an objective analysis was realized to answer this important question. Fulfillment of Benford's law (first digit law) is a rapid tool to suggest good data quality. Results suggest that China had an acceptable quality in its epidemiological surveillance system. Furthermore, more detailed and complete analyses could complement the evaluation of the Chinese surveillance system.
Topics & Concepts
ChinaPandemicQuality (philosophy)EpidemiologyEpidemiological surveillanceCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Complement (music)Data qualityBenford's lawEnvironmental healthRisk analysis (engineering)Computer scienceMedicineData scienceBusinessPolitical scienceLawStatisticsMarketingPathologyGeneComplementationMathematicsInfectious disease (medical specialty)Metric (unit)ChemistryPhilosophyEpistemologyDiseasePhenotypeBiochemistryBenford’s Law and Fraud Detection