Statistical 'Forecasters' Try To Predict The Pandemic's Path Forward

During the coronavirus pandemic, statistical modeling and forecasting are tools that can help governments and health care leaders plan and respond.

There are different models, of course resulting in somewhat different forecasts, or predictions.

Nicholas Reich, an associate professor of biostatistics and epidemiology at UMass Amherst who does pandemic forecasting, joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to discuss.