Comments on: David Brooks is mistaken, Joe Scarborough is wrong, and Nate Silver type statistical models are good for democracy http://technosociology.org/?p=1152 our tools, ourselves Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Data doesn’t play politics — and most of it suggests Obama will win — Data | GigaOM http://technosociology.org/?p=1152&cpage=1#comment-3371 Data doesn’t play politics — and most of it suggests Obama will win — Data | GigaOM Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:26:55 +0000 http://technosociology.org/?p=1152#comment-3371 [...] election. However, as Princeton University Center for Information Technology Policy Fellow Zeynep Tukekci astutely explained last week, Silver isn’t guaranteeing Obama will win on Nov. 6 — just that there’s a high [...] [...] election. However, as Princeton University Center for Information Technology Policy Fellow Zeynep Tukekci astutely explained last week, Silver isn’t guaranteeing Obama will win on Nov. 6 — just that there’s a high [...]

]]> By: central texas http://technosociology.org/?p=1152&cpage=1#comment-3344 central texas Sun, 04 Nov 2012 18:24:09 +0000 http://technosociology.org/?p=1152#comment-3344 Certainly correct and to the point. However, it seems to me that it is overkill. Two points: [1] If Mr. Silver were showing a 70% probability of a Rmoney victory, there would be no criticism whatsoever from either Bobo or Scarborough. Likely, we would be treated to some OT misquote from Napier or Farr by Bobo that he though raised the 70% to the level of scripture. [2] Bobo has been at pains to demonstrate his innumeracy over several years and both men are technologically illiterate. In short, neither are worthy of serious thought or argument as neither are interested in fact or capable of understanding the argument. Certainly correct and to the point. However, it seems to me that it is overkill. Two points:

[1] If Mr. Silver were showing a 70% probability of a Rmoney victory, there would be no criticism whatsoever from either Bobo or Scarborough. Likely, we would be treated to some OT misquote from Napier or Farr by Bobo that he though raised the 70% to the level of scripture.

[2] Bobo has been at pains to demonstrate his innumeracy over several years and both men are technologically illiterate.

In short, neither are worthy of serious thought or argument as neither are interested in fact or capable of understanding the argument.

]]> By: Aaron http://technosociology.org/?p=1152&cpage=1#comment-3313 Aaron Sat, 03 Nov 2012 08:07:08 +0000 http://technosociology.org/?p=1152#comment-3313 Well said! Well said!

]]> By: Mark http://technosociology.org/?p=1152&cpage=1#comment-3302 Mark Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:54:26 +0000 http://technosociology.org/?p=1152#comment-3302 well done. well done.

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