Elementary schools are predicted to have lower infection rates than secondary schools using the same operating strategies¶
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q2 i? Models predict infection rates in elementary schools are likely to be lower than in secondary schools employing the same operating strategies. → Brian P. Gill 2020
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Brian P. Gill 2020¶
Brian P. Gill, Ravi Goyal, John Hotchkiss. (2020). Operating Schools in a Pandemic: Predicted Effects of Opening, Quarantining, and Closing Strategies. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/operating-schools-in-a-pandemic-predicted-effects-of-opening-and-quarantining-strategies
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Model-based comparison across school levels from the Key Findings; the comparison names elementary versus secondary schools under the same operating strategies. No effect size is printed.
"Infection rates in elementary schools are likely to be lower than in secondary schools employing the same operating strategies."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Age and Developmental Stage — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
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Elementary schools are predicted to have lower infection rates than secondary schools using the same operating strategies |
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Elementary schools are predicted to have lower infection rates than secondary schools using the same operating strategies |
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