tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post1385710995092003854..comments2024-03-28T02:54:46.537-04:00Comments on The TOF Spot: Clinton, Trump, and interval EstimatesTheOFloinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14756711106266484327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-72928809404168297892016-07-20T03:37:57.108-04:002016-07-20T03:37:57.108-04:00I'm very proud of whomever coined the acronym ...I'm very proud of whomever coined the acronym "WEIRD" for those studies' subjects, though.<br /><br />Social science's slight claim to be a science rests on its practitioners <i>sometimes</i> having some idea what methodological rigor would look like.Sophia's Favoritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02871625814389904112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-33084799672991597242016-07-18T22:03:09.087-04:002016-07-18T22:03:09.087-04:00I am flattered.I am flattered.TheOFloinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756711106266484327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-68669809540817585652016-07-18T20:42:03.852-04:002016-07-18T20:42:03.852-04:00For the first time in my adult life, I am seriousl...For the first time in my adult life, I am seriously considering not voting for anyone. Just presidential; but that's a serious issue for me. I'm not even sure I CAN do this...<br /><br />On a side note, I had a story accepted by Trevor Quachri for a future ANALOG that owes more than a tip of my hat to you. The story, "The Last Mayan Aristocrat" was another look at history to "discover" alien influence. Yours were demons, mine was a god. Yours didn't want to change history, mine just wants to be remembered by his people when they eventually return for him -- and gives her people a place in history in return for sending her on a long, arduous journey. There are conquistadors in it, too, though off stage. And a Mayan temple. If I could dedicate it to you, I would! (I reread the ANALOG version of "Eifelheim" at least twice to hear the rhythm of your story and match mine to it...GuyStewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268114053763665577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-83429418902816340642016-07-14T19:08:14.281-04:002016-07-14T19:08:14.281-04:00And the Spirit of W. Edwards Deming whispers, &quo...And the Spirit of W. Edwards Deming whispers, "By What Method?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447603865959500290.post-91017810353083406932016-07-14T18:08:48.463-04:002016-07-14T18:08:48.463-04:00This would suggest that all those 'studies'...This would suggest that all those 'studies' that are really nothing more than glorified polls would also be subject to a high degree of uncertainty? When you round up student from the psychology dept and ask them about politics or sex or what they had for dinner, it's not, like, science? <br /><br />Who knew?Joseph Moorehttps://yardsaleofthemind.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com