Friday, November 21, 2008

That really bad pollster/film maker

Normally I'd say don't quit your day job, but in John Zeigler's case...

Statisticians spend a lot of time learning to properly collect and analyze statistical data on everything from military targeting systems to drownings related to eating ice cream. Even something as seemingly simple as a political poll requires some savvy to get it done right. The most common mistake is choice of sample space, but this fucktard screws up the questions themselves then has the chutzpah to point the big red bias finger at someone else. Fucktard.

Definitely read the WSJ link below.

The fucktard himself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ziegler_(talk_show_host)

Nate Silver's final post on the fucktard:
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/11/final-words-for-now-on-zieglergate.html

The most thorough treatment is the Walls Street Journal post about the fucktard:
http://blogs.wsj.com/numbersguy/zogbys-misleading-poll-of-obama-voters-459

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