Understanding the Spatial Patchwork of Predictive Modeling of First Wave Pandemic Decisions by Us Governors

The uneven outcomes of the covid-19 pandemic in the United States can be characterized by its patchwork patterns. Given a weak national coordinated response, state-level decisions offer an important frame for analysis. This article explores how such analysis invokes fundamental geographic challenges related to the modified areal unit problem, and results in scientific predictive models that behave differently in different states. We examined morbidity with respect to state-level policy decisions, by comparing the fit and significance of different types of predictive modeling using data from the first wave of 2020. Our research reflects upon public health literature, mathematical modeling, and geographic approaches in the wake of the underlying complex pattern of drivers, decisions, and their impact on public health outcomes state by statetime line. Contemplating these findings, we discuss the need to improve integration of fundamental geographic concepts to creatively develop modeling and interpretations across disciplines that offer value for both informing and holding accountable decision makers of the jurisdictions in which we live. Keywords: Accountability, covid-19, decision-making, modeling, patchwork

Accountability · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Data science · Economics · Management science · Pandemic · Political science · Public relations · State (computer science · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Data-Driven Disease Surveillance · Law · Medicine · Public Health Policies and Education

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