tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945843206427351559.post2686468313244139393..comments2024-01-25T14:51:13.377-05:00Comments on Gamso - For the Defense: How Much Wood Could a Woodchuck Chuck?Jeff Gamsohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09869425697771419546noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945843206427351559.post-29745356766982966742011-07-13T21:59:09.472-04:002011-07-13T21:59:09.472-04:00You can control for all sorts of things (though it...You can control for all sorts of things (though it's always tricky, and a poll with self-chosen participants has built in difficulties, and then there's the whole issue of it being an internet poll since on the internet, as the cartoon rightly said, nobody knows if you're a dog).<br /><br />But if we waive the magic wand over that and make the results reliable, they're still no more than a popularity contest, and it's value seems supreficially - but only superficially - apparent.<br /><br />At least, that's my view.Jeff Gamsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869425697771419546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945843206427351559.post-77424429348483001902011-07-13T21:42:35.188-04:002011-07-13T21:42:35.188-04:00The study screens for age, gender, educational lev...The study screens for age, gender, educational level, experience with criminal matters, what side, how much, etc. There are a lot of controls in place and if he can control for opt-in/self-selection bias he might come out with some decent data. The value of which, if we are going to engage in real proportionality review, seems pretty apparent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945843206427351559.post-6801313106448929832011-07-13T13:11:18.962-04:002011-07-13T13:11:18.962-04:00I don't think his 'research' will stan...I don't think his 'research' will stand the test of the Howling Moonbat Media, but then I didn't really think that the Federal government would ever balance the budget, either.<br /><br />All you have to do with this 'scientific study' is ask for the source of the interviews. Anyone who takes the results of an Internet poll seriously desperately needs their head examined and their driver's license revoked.Mad Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190137186843630543noreply@blogger.com