[lbo-talk] More on How Lamont Blew It

ravi ravi.bulk at gmail.com
Thu Oct 12 12:54:27 PDT 2006


At around 12/10/06 3:01 pm, Doug Henwood wrote:
> On Oct 12, 2006, at 2:47 PM, ravi wrote:
>
>> Though if at the end of the day you cannot compare these numbers, then
>> that questions the very statistical validity of their results.
>
> No it doesn't. Questions are asked in different ways, and different
> techniques are used to inflate the sample into a representation of a
> full population.
>

Ok, fair point. So change my text from "statistical validity" to just "validity". Dare we return to the "truth" and "objectivity" thread?

I notice you don't say anything about the Joementum meme (the main point of my post), though!

--ravi



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