http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/10/29/the-politics-of-fear-happiness/ Live to Bike! Work to Live! Bike to Work! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:25:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/10/29/the-politics-of-fear-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 Jay Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:32:44 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=662#comment-1131 I used to think that statistics were right up there with white lies, black lies, drama, and religion... until I took a college course on quantitative analysis. They convinced me that statistics are guaranteed to be 100% representative of the population at least 70% of the time, ±20, when using an alpha of .05. But really what they taught me was to read more into methodology, and to consider a multiplicity of potential threats to validity when seemingly significant data rears its ugly head. I used to think that statistics were right up there with white lies, black lies, drama, and religion… until I took a college course on quantitative analysis. They convinced me that statistics are guaranteed to be 100% representative of the population at least 70% of the time, ±20, when using an alpha of .05. But really what they taught me was to read more into methodology, and to consider a multiplicity of potential threats to validity when seemingly significant data rears its ugly head.

]]> http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/10/29/the-politics-of-fear-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 Inger-Lis Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:36:36 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=662#comment-1130 Ouch!! Two insults in one comment. First you insinuate that I may be a conservative, and then you tell me I have no regard for the environment? Ouch!! Two insults in one comment. First you insinuate that I may be a conservative, and then you tell me I have no regard for the environment?

]]> http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/10/29/the-politics-of-fear-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 debateur Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:15:01 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=662#comment-1129 A wise person once told me that you can get statistics to tell you just about anything. A wise person once told me that you can get statistics to tell you just about anything.

]]> http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/10/29/the-politics-of-fear-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1128 Red Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:55:36 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=662#comment-1128 It might be that you are a closet conservative and your disregard for your environment has now outted you. It might be that you are a closet conservative and your disregard for your environment has now outted you.

]]> http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/10/29/the-politics-of-fear-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 Inger-Lis Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:49:22 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=662#comment-1127 So having read the psychology article, does this mean I can use my liberal leanings as an excuse for a messy house? So having read the psychology article, does this mean I can use my liberal leanings as an excuse for a messy house?

]]> http://www.spokesnspin.com/2008/10/29/the-politics-of-fear-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 zach o. Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:33:27 +0000 http://www.spokesnspin.com/?p=662#comment-1126 well i do suppose that if you want stats to show something then you'll find a survey or a way to do it...i have also given up on trying to make sense of all the statistics...only at a slightly earlier age than you. well i do suppose that if you want stats to show something then you’ll find a survey or a way to do it…i have also given up on trying to make sense of all the statistics…only at a slightly earlier age than you.

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