I am not a trained statistician, but I actually like the motivations for the new model. I'm nevertheless also suspicious, for obvious reasons. Anyway, I'm sure it's going to be scrutinised by other experts and we'll surely hear more about it soon.

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Estimating excess deaths in the UK, methodology changes: February 2024

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I couldn't agree more! 
I am not a trained statistician, but I actually like the motivations for the new model. I'm nevertheless also suspicious, for obvious reasons. Anyway, I'm sure it's going to be scrutinised by other experts and we'll surely hear more about it soon. 