John Dee's Almanac

An Enigma: Transmission Of Epidemic Influenza (part 16)

Today I use time series techniques to get a handle on the efficacy of the flu jab for those aged 65 years and over... but don't hold your breath!

Oct 24 • 

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September 2025

An Enigma: Transmission Of Epidemic Influenza (part 15)

Today I take a closer look at influenza as a percentage of all respiratory death for the period 1920 – 2000

Sep 26 • 

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August 2025

Intermission

Bring on the ice creams and Kia Ora!

Aug 15 • 

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July 2025

An Enigma: Transmission Of Epidemic Influenza (part 14)

Today I use ARIMA techniques to explore the percentage of influenza to all cause deaths for females over the period 1920 - 2022

Jul 25 • 

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An Enigma: Transmission Of Epidemic Influenza (part 13)

Today I use ARIMA techniques to explore the percentage of influenza to all cause deaths for males over the period 1920 - 2022

Jul 4 • 

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June 2025

An Enigma: Transmission Of Epidemic Influenza (part 12)

I attempt to shed light on the riddle that is seasonal influenza using my bag of spanners. Today I check out the percentage of influenza to all cause…

Jun 13 • 

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May 2025

An Enigma: Transmission Of Epidemic Influenza (part 11)

I attempt to shed light on the riddle that is seasonal influenza using my bag of spanners. Today I check out the percentage of influenza to all cause…

May 26 • 

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An Enigma: Transmission Of Epidemic Influenza (part 10)

I attempt to shed light on the riddle that is seasonal influenza using my bag of spanners. Today I wield the spanner of ARIMA and bring it down on…

May 12 • 

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April 2025

An Enigma: Transmission Of Epidemic Influenza (part 9)

I attempt to shed light on the riddle that is seasonal influenza using my bag of spanners. Today I wield the spanner of ARIMA and bring it down on…

Apr 28 • 

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An Enigma: Transmission Of Epidemic Influenza (part 8)

I attempt to shed light on the riddle that is seasonal influenza using my bag of spanners. Today I go back and look at the raw count data for deaths and…

Apr 14 • 

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March 2025

An Enigma: Transmission Of Epidemic Influenza (part 7)

I attempt to shed light on the riddle that is seasonal influenza using my bag of spanners. Today I take another look at the impact of WHO Rule 3

Mar 31 • 

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An Enigma: Transmission Of Epidemic Influenza (part 6)

I attempt to shed light on the riddle that is seasonal influenza using my bag of spanners. Today I take a look at influenza in relation to all cause and…

Mar 17 • 

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