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@NateSilver you are an idiot 4 attributing class probability percentage outcomes to a case event, the presidential election. U don't understand the underpinnings of probability.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
If Jonah Goldberg Only Understood Ludwig von Mises
and his explanation of his brother's (Richard von Mises) theory of the difference between case and class probability, he could have taken Nate Silver down in a tweet, instead of a column that never seems to get to the observation that there is, a big difference between case and class probability.
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Nah, he expressed a (subjective) probability based on his state of knowledge. See my comment at http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/11/henry-blodget-and-nate-silver-dont.html .
ReplyDeleteMy understanding is that Jonah gets paid by the word. :)
ReplyDeleteIf only he understood ANYTHING! The man is a shrill shill, like his mom.
ReplyDeleteFuck him. And his warmongering.