Question 5: Table 2 below contains the actual data on COVID-19 cases in Ghana from 1st April, 2020 to 25th May, 2020 as presented by the Ghana Health Service. Use the information provided to answer the following questions: i. Construct a graph to show the trends of the COVID-19 confirmed cases and fatalities in Ghana, and speculate on the factors that might have influenced these trends [6 points] ii. Using a simple linear regression analysis, establish the relationship that may exist between a) number of confirmed cases and deaths; b) number of confirmed cases and number of tests performed; c) number of confirmed cases and number of recoveries; and d) number of deaths and number of recoveries. Briefly discuss these relations. [10 points) Table 2. Cases of COVID-19 in Ghana. Source: Ghana Health Services. 1-Apr 2-Apr 3-Apr 6-Apr 7-Apr 9 Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 15-Apr 18-Apr 19-Apr 22-Apr 25-Apr 27-Apr 28-Apr Total confirmed 195 204 205 214 287 313 378 408 566 641 834 1042 1279 1550 1671 2074 Recoveries 4 4 4 134 155 188 212 Death 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 10 11 16 17 Test 12046 14611 27348 37954 50719 60916 68591 88188 100622 106090 113497 11- May 13- May 15- May 10- May 18- May 1-May 20 May 2-May 14- May 21- May 4-May 7-May 17- May 8-May 24 May 19- May May 22 May 23- May 25- May Total confirmed 2169 2719 3091 4012 4263 4700 5127 5408 5530 5638 5735 5918 6096 6269 6486 6617 6682 6809 6964 7117 Recoveries 294 303 323 378 494 494 514 674 1460 1754 1754 1774 1898 1951 1978 1998 2020 2097 2317 Death 18 18 18 18 22 22 22 24 24 28 29 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 34 Test 117049 129461 135902 149948 155201 160501 162184 165433 168685 172623 174077 180567 184343 187929 192194 193705 194763 198175 202130 203383 Question 5: Table 2 below contains the actual data on COVID-19 cases in Ghana from 1st April, 2020 to 25th May, 2020 as presented by the Ghana Health Service. Use the information provided to answer the following questions: i. Construct a graph to show the trends of the COVID-19 confirmed cases and fatalities in Ghana, and speculate on the factors that might have influenced these trends [6 points] ii. Using a simple linear regression analysis, establish the relationship that may exist between a) number of confirmed cases and deaths; b) number of confirmed cases and number of tests performed; c) number of confirmed cases and number of recoveries; and d) number of deaths and number of recoveries. Briefly discuss these relations. [10 points) Table 2. Cases of COVID-19 in Ghana. Source: Ghana Health Services. 1-Apr 2-Apr 3-Apr 6-Apr 7-Apr 9 Apr 10-Apr 11-Apr 15-Apr 18-Apr 19-Apr 22-Apr 25-Apr 27-Apr 28-Apr Total confirmed 195 204 205 214 287 313 378 408 566 641 834 1042 1279 1550 1671 2074 Recoveries 4 4 4 134 155 188 212 Death 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 10 11 16 17 Test 12046 14611 27348 37954 50719 60916 68591 88188 100622 106090 113497 11- May 13- May 15- May 10- May 18- May 1-May 20 May 2-May 14- May 21- May 4-May 7-May 17- May 8-May 24 May 19- May May 22 May 23- May 25- May Total confirmed 2169 2719 3091 4012 4263 4700 5127 5408 5530 5638 5735 5918 6096 6269 6486 6617 6682 6809 6964 7117 Recoveries 294 303 323 378 494 494 514 674 1460 1754 1754 1774 1898 1951 1978 1998 2020 2097 2317 Death 18 18 18 18 22 22 22 24 24 28 29 31 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 34 Test 117049 129461 135902 149948 155201 160501 162184 165433 168685 172623 174077 180567 184343 187929 192194 193705 194763 198175 202130 203383
