We all know whats wrong with our political system: politicians. On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Jerry Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Good on both of them! > > That is good work, the kind of passionate dispassionate analysis our > political system needs to diagnose and fix parts of what's wrong. > > On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 1:37 AM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> wrote: > >> >> Oh, and I forgot the follow up article where the original study author >> responds to Nate and there is some further discussion about research >> design: >> >> >> http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/04/veronique-de-rugy-responds-to-critique.html >> >> And while I still think it was a hack job, I should note that I really >> appreciate that the author of the study responded to Nate's criticism. >> I don't think much of the study, but the behavior is certainly classy. >> >> Cheers, >> Judah >> >> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:33 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> >> wrote: >> > Just wanted to follow up on this issue since I happened across an >> > analysis on Nate Silver's site. I mentioned at the beginning that I >> > hoped that he'd look into the data and I was glad that he did. >> > >> > >> http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/04/study-claiming-link-between-stimulus.html >> > >> > In summary, as I suspected, it was a really crappy statistical >> > analysis. And that is putting it politely. It turns out that the top >> > 18 districts listed as receiving stimulus money are state capitols. >> > Essentially, their "district" was credited as receiving the funds when >> > really the funds were distributed to the state and then spent on a >> > variety of projects across the state. And it just so happens that the >> > capitol cities of the most populous states in America are represented >> > largely by Democrats. >> > >> > So, yeah, totally bogus "study" that was at best is a novice attempt >> > at data analysis and, more likely given the source, just a Republican >> > talking point. >> > >> > Blech. >> > >> > Judah >> > >> > On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 8:26 AM, Jerry Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> I love the fact that the numbers are available via recovery.org, >> though. >> >> >> >> I hope that is a trend that is not undone by the next administration. >> >> >> > >
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