tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049100705786633064.post4428853026448856982..comments2024-01-20T02:06:45.388-08:00Comments on The Political Omnivore: Do You Believe A Lie? Science and BeliefUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049100705786633064.post-72448346915061666302014-06-09T06:05:40.671-07:002014-06-09T06:05:40.671-07:00I'm not familiar with the term r-value (but my...I'm not familiar with the term r-value (but my stats is rusty so, sure). The highest possible correlation is 1 (or -1 for inverse). I think it's hugely significant because it means that in you're going to see "unrelated phenomena" (which conspiracy theories I believe) being very significantly correlated. <br /><br />But, yeah, for things like getting shot in the head and dying, a .5 correlation wouldn't be huge--that is true.<br /><br />I went back and looked at the study and it's hard to tell sometimes what the circles referred to (either 'climate change IS caused by man' or 'climate change IS a conspiracy'--they didn't spell it out).<br /><br />The Omnivore likes that chart a little less ...<br /><br />-The OmnivoreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049100705786633064.post-64865994424679430242014-06-08T17:29:53.585-07:002014-06-08T17:29:53.585-07:00So the numbers are R-values?
I'm not sure I&#...So the numbers are R-values?<br /><br />I'm not sure I'd call an R-value of 0.5 huge, but I suppose I might not be accounting for context there. Political beliefs don't lend themselves to correlations as well as, say, money spent and results achieved.Sanctaphraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17117418785914238427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049100705786633064.post-50170845101858657352014-06-08T15:27:50.228-07:002014-06-08T15:27:50.228-07:00Well sure, you might use the Metric System--but Ca...Well sure, you might use the Metric System--but Canadians believe ALL KINDS of other lies. For example, the first 'fact' that every Canadian child leans is an untruth: In the War of 1812, the White House was burned down by a tipped over candle and NOT moose-riding mounties!<br /><br />In any event, *kinda*. Yes, a negative correlation means that as one gets larger the other gets smaller. It's not a straight %, however, it's like a multiplier. But a 0 is "no correlation" so anything approximating .5 (Which is conservative -> Climate change) is a HUGE.<br /><br />-The Omnivore<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8049100705786633064.post-38616257910805753542014-06-07T21:15:21.485-07:002014-06-07T21:15:21.485-07:00Ha ha! I'm Canadian!
Take that, America-centr...Ha ha! I'm Canadian!<br /><br />Take that, America-centric web statistics! Shove your ridiculous system of measurement where the sun don't shine!<br /><br />But seriously, I really like this article. Puts some of my thoughts into words, if you know what I mean.<br /><br />About that graph: what does it mean if there's a -.36 line between two bubbles? Does it mean buying into one makes you 36% less likely to buy into the other?Sanctaphraxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17117418785914238427noreply@blogger.com