Understanding Polls and Probabilities
Jonathan Last defends Nate Silver, but it’s really just explaining what “probability” means. HT: Dispatches.
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Byhenry… from Allan Bevere. This relates to my earlier post, The Real War on Christmas.
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The Proper Bounds of Political Correctness
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Is Civility Our Greatest Need?
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