tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post3474465368969808756..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-90470864426219002562012-07-04T00:42:05.842-04:002012-07-04T00:42:05.842-04:00Poor Nate Silver. So very perceptive when he brin...Poor Nate Silver. So very perceptive when he brings up ISM Manufacturing Indices, but oh so very wrong when he calculates Romney’s stagnant chances.<br /><br />Plus, your strange exhumation of Silver’s "tossup" call, in order to discredit the same source you’d so recently credited as being crucial. But Silver’s January 2010 columns explicitly described the process of Scott Brown Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-8313856927908333892012-07-03T23:07:25.263-04:002012-07-03T23:07:25.263-04:00With Obama in charge, it's pretty much a fait ...With Obama in charge, it's pretty much a fait accompli.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-22884646177593912262012-07-03T22:16:48.106-04:002012-07-03T22:16:48.106-04:00"When writers don't predict what I want t..."When writers don't predict what I want to see happen, they suffer from uncontrollable bias."<br /><br />If anything, Silver and his formulas are known for being tentative and overcautious. His biases are very controlled. Unfortunately, Silver's also known for being accurate.<br /><br />But cheer up... the economy might get even worse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-34293393253527493972012-07-03T18:46:15.653-04:002012-07-03T18:46:15.653-04:00Not true: a couple days before the Brown-Coakley g...Not true: a couple days before the Brown-Coakley general election, Silver called the race a "tossup."<br /><br />Sometimes NY Times writers suffer from uncontrollable bias, even over numbers.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-87754830859005094352012-07-03T13:58:10.427-04:002012-07-03T13:58:10.427-04:00"I cite Nate Silver if I like what I see, and..."I cite Nate Silver if I like what I see, and I flee from Nate Silver when I don't." Standards!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-44369624129663297272012-07-03T12:24:17.295-04:002012-07-03T12:24:17.295-04:00Hold tight to that number, buddy. Hope and change...Hold tight to that number, buddy. Hope and change!Eric at worknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-71056574545363797342012-07-02T23:30:03.150-04:002012-07-02T23:30:03.150-04:00The manufacturing news came out this morning. Sil...The manufacturing news came out this morning. Silver's formula was updated this evening. Obama's likelihood of reelection has dropped down to 68.6%.538noreply@blogger.com