Wednesday, October 28, 2009
ACORN Filmmakers Batting 1000 But Media Matters Says It’s “Statistically Insignificant"
This article takes issue with a recent use of the term "statistically insignificant".
It caught my attention because it seems to demonstrate that many media writers are quick to use clever phrases to further their agenda, even though they don't really know the theories behind those phrases...
It caught my attention because it seems to demonstrate that many media writers are quick to use clever phrases to further their agenda, even though they don't really know the theories behind those phrases...
Matthew Vadum writes at CanadaFreePress.com:
"In statistics, a result is considered statistically significant if it is unlikely to have occurred by chance.
So far ACORN employees in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New York City, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Philadelphia have been shown on video behaving badly. On all the videos, ACORN personnel have been cooperative and helpful to the make-believe pimp and prostitute.
So far ACORN personnel in six offices have acted badly. That’s six out of six, or 100%.
What are the chances of that happening?
This is –obviously– not statistically insignificant."
