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CNN Poll: Unfavorable view of tea party on the rise

Taylor said:
I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to say... in part because you didn't actually use any data to back up your claim. What do you consider a "definite trend?"
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Read the post Mega made earlier with the link to the nice chart. He even posted the chart right here in the thread.
 
Redress said:
Read the post Mega made earlier with the link to the nice chart. He even posted the chart right here in the thread.
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Ah... Nate Silver. That's the guy that showed himself to be a complete hack with his "analysis" of Rasmussen polling.

FYI, the chart does little to refute my claim. Nate in all his wisdom throws everything he can find into a basket and draws a single trendline from which to base his conclusion. Did I mention he's a hack? If you instead draw a separate trendline for each polling organization, I think you'll find they don't agree, which is more to my original point. That's what we call understanding the data.
 
Taylor said:
Ah... Nate Silver. That's the guy that showed himself to be a complete hack with his "analysis" of Rasmussen polling.

FYI, the chart does little to refute my claim. Nate in all his wisdom throws everything he can find into a basket and draws a single trendline from which to base his conclusion. Did I mention he's a hack? If you instead draw a separate trendline for each polling organization, I think you'll find they don't agree, which is more to my original point. That's what we call understanding the data.
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No, we call that making **** up. You have supplied zero data, just a bunch of claims. You have in fact done less than Nate Silver, and done nothing to make your claim at all supported. Quality work!
 
Taylor said:
Ah... Nate Silver. That's the guy that showed himself to be a complete hack with his "analysis" of Rasmussen polling.

FYI, the chart does little to refute my claim. Nate in all his wisdom throws everything he can find into a basket and draws a single trendline from which to base his conclusion. Did I mention he's a hack? If you instead draw a separate trendline for each polling organization, I think you'll find they don't agree, which is more to my original point. That's what we call understanding the data.
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So do you have a chart with a seperate trendline for each polling organisation for usto verify your thinking that "they don't agree"?

If the questions are the same, why can't he aggregate the polls? Sometimes, the bigger the sample, the more accurate the result is likely to be.
 
Taylor said:
Ah... Nate Silver. That's the guy that showed himself to be a complete hack with his "analysis" of Rasmussen polling.

FYI, the chart does little to refute my claim. Nate in all his wisdom throws everything he can find into a basket and draws a single trendline from which to base his conclusion. Did I mention he's a hack? If you instead draw a separate trendline for each polling organization, I think you'll find they don't agree, which is more to my original point. That's what we call understanding the data.
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Actually his work on showing Rasmussan's house effect was very well balanced and on point.
 
Amazed said:
You kids go ahead and run with a CNN poll about the Tea Party.

(rolling my eyes)
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Sure, we'll do that while you go find your denture grandpa. :2wave:

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nonpareil said:
Sure, we'll do that while you go find your denture grandpa. :2wave:

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Gotta love it when people don't like the message so they try to shoot the messenger :lol:
 
Moderator's Warning:
Guys, really, let's keep it reasonable.
 
MrVicchio said:
Look at the source, it's CNN. You think they are gonna be honest?
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You can look up the poll questions if you want, I have a link to them on page 2.
 
megaprogman said:
Actually, you're right, there is much I agree with. I guess this kind of highlights the difference between my young self and my current self. :)
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I'm betting most people calling him crazy and not electable, didn't know his platform at all.
For a crazy fella he was convincing enough to get 15% of people to like him, IIRC.
 
Harry Guerrilla said:
I'm betting most people calling him crazy and not electable, didn't know his platform at all.
For a crazy fella he was convincing enough to get 15% of people to like him, IIRC.
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Not sure, I think I was 14 at the time and all I can remember were his jerky movements, his weird inflection, and his odd mannerisms, which was the basis of my wacky comment. He was like a cartoon character. I never once looked at his (or anyone's platform) :shrug:
 
megaprogman said:
Not sure, I think I was 14 at the time and all I can remember were his jerky movements, his weird inflection, and his odd mannerisms, which was the basis of my wacky comment. He was like a cartoon character. I never once looked at his (or anyone's platform) :shrug:
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Wacky isn't crazy. :)

I mean to say those that make the popular comments about him being unelectable.
He had a decent platform, not great but I'd rather vote for him than any Dem or Rep, if just to break the 2 party cartel.
 
Harry Guerrilla said:
I'm betting most people calling him crazy and not electable, didn't know his platform at all.
For a crazy fella he was convincing enough to get 15% of people to like him, IIRC.
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his reputation as a crank may have something to do with his reason for his temporary withdrawal from the race.
 
Harry Guerrilla said:
Wacky isn't crazy. :)

I mean to say those that make the popular comments about him being unelectable.
He had a decent platform, not great but I'd rather vote for him than any Dem or Rep, if just to break the 2 party cartel.
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I just looked, I don't think I called him crazy, at least I couldn't find it.
 
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