Cable News Ratings for Thursday, November 8, 2012

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1. Mark2

   Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:06 PM

   @TZCA

   In case you didn’t know, Arithmetic is used to calculate Statistics.

2. Ratboy

   Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:07 PM

   @ Mark2
   Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:03 PM
   And to think that the Republican Party was considering Petraus for their VP pick.

   I think Cantor didn’t tell anybody because he’s involved

   You seem to be skirting the question and going back to Cantor.

3. Letmethink

   Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:15 PM

   @Mark2@TZCA

   In case you didn’t know, Arithmetic is used to calculate Statistics.
   Not always Mark2–sometimes a geometric mean is used instead of an arithmetic mean–

4. TZCA

   Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:16 PM

   Mark2
   Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:06 PM
   In case you didn’t know, Arithmetic is used to calculate Statistics.
   *******

   That is a brillian deduction. And I can make the color purple with a red crayon and blue crayon.

   Just because Statistics contains elements of Arithmetic, this does not make Statistics and Arithmetic one and the same.

5. TZCA

   Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:20 PM

   @Faith3

   I will take your word that you didn’t ever use the word ‘austerity.’ I skimmed over the earlier posts and didn’t see it used by you.

   However, you did post this:

   Faith3
   Posted November 11, 2012 at 12:35 PM
   …
   With all that said, those types of programs if taken away tomorrow would not solve poverty but only make it grow larger. That has happened in other countries that lacked sufficient safety nets. Poverty grew as much as 50% of the population (not low income but poverty)within a very short amount of time in some Latin American countries that installed neoliberal doctrine as public policy. If that is okay with people, then fine but people must know the consequences of what they wish for.

   And for all practical purposes, from everything I’ve read on austerity as it applies to Greece, and from this definition “In economics, austerity refers to a policy of deficit-cutting by lowering spending via a reduction in the amount of benefits and public services provided,” it appears you were referring to austerity in your post. My apologies is this is not what you meant.

6. Mark2

   Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:22 PM

   @TZCA “Just because Statistics contains elements of Arithmetic, this does not make Statistics and Arithmetic one and the same.”

   Of course not, that’s why they have to different names and definitions. However, you can’t have statistics without math. So without real MATH, statistics would fail. Just like the Republicans failed with their statistics when it came to Presidential race predicitions because they used fantasy (fake) Math.

   Didn’t you guys learn your lesson? LOL

7. Mark2

   Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:22 PM

   ^2

8. TZCA

   Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:24 PM

   TZCA
   Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:20 PM
   …

   *******

   My position in the Classical Argument aspect of this debate still stands.

9. Mark2

   Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:26 PM

   @Letmethink “Not always Mark2–sometimes a geometric mean is used instead of an arithmetic mean”

   LMAO, are you serious?! You have no idea how much Math we use to calculate Geometric Mean.

10. TZCA

    Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:28 PM

    @Mark2

    And you, as well as the other 52% of the population who are more interested Kim Kardashian’s newest kitty and voted for Obama because he’s sexier than Romney, you fail to recognize that in order for the whole $5 in = $9.20 out, there has to be an element of faith that the assumptions driving the statistical deviations from the geometric mean will come true. I don’t learn my lessons from the actions of gullible masses, my friend.

11. Faith3

    Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:30 PM

    TZCA,

    I stated rather clearly the word “neoliberal” policy which is not at all related to topic of Austerity.

12. Letmethink

    Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    @Mark2Of course not, that’s why they have to different names and definitions. However, you can’t have statistics without math. So without real MATH, statistics would fail. Just like the Republicans failed with their statistics when it came to Presidential race predicitions because they used fantasy (fake) Math.
    The crazy thing about statistics is that the results tend to change. What we find today–can be different tomorrow. One piece of incorrect data changes the entire results. It can be very innocent or duplicitous.

13. Mark2

    Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    @TZCA

    And you were probaly one of those who believed in the Fox News predictions based on their fantasy Math.

14. TZCA

    Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    Faith3
    Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:30 PM
    I stated rather clearly the word “neoliberal” policy which is not at all related to topic of Austerity.
    *******

    Ok, but this is bordering on semantics, in my humble opinion.

15. Letmethink

    Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:38 PM

    @Mark2LMAO, are you serious?! You have no idea how much Math we use to calculate Geometric Mean.
    Yes I am serious. You are now in an area that I am very familiar with.

16. Faith3

    Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    No, not at all.

17. Mark2

    Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    @TCZA and Letmethink

    Is this the type of Math you guys use?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1lJ3tfQFpc

18. TZCA

    Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    Mark2
    Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:36 PM
    And you were probaly one of those who believed in the Fox News predictions based on their fantasy Math.
    *******
    Unfortunately for me, I didn’t think Romney would win. If he did, I knew it would be very close. I wasn’t excited by Romney and most of my conservative (repubulican-leaning) friends weren’t either. But I am opposed to most of what I know about Obama and his worldviews that define him. I knew that most of the votes for Romney would be votes against Obama, and this isn’t enough.

19. Faith3

    Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:40 PM

    Two different policies.

20. Faith3

    Posted November 12, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    and two different topics.