Comments on: I Love Crazy http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:43:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Fred http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95163 Fred Sun, 18 May 2008 03:35:54 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95163 This guy also doesn't understand the difference between correlation and causation. I have googled Ron Paul because I heard he did or said something really dumb and outrageous and I just wanted to take a look. A don't google Obama because I have his site bookmarked. Duh For another discussion of correlation vs. causation: http://www.seanbonner.com/blog/archives/001857.php This guy also doesn’t understand the difference between correlation and causation. I have googled Ron Paul because I heard he did or said something really dumb and outrageous and I just wanted to take a look. A don’t google Obama because I have his site bookmarked.

Duh

For another discussion of correlation vs. causation:
http://www.seanbonner.com/blog/archives/001857.php

]]> By: Duros62 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95116 Duros62 Sat, 17 May 2008 14:49:23 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95116 <i>Duros, I expect you to honor President Paris Hilton and Vice President Britney Spears as much as any other leaders of the free world.</i> That's hot. Duros, I expect you to honor President Paris Hilton and Vice President Britney Spears as much as any other leaders of the free world.

That’s hot.

]]> By: Sean D. Martin http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95088 Sean D. Martin Sat, 17 May 2008 03:48:14 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95088 trying again: <a href="http://www.google.com/trends?q=obama, madonna" rel="nofollow">Obama vs Madonna</a> trying again: Obama vs Madonna

]]> By: Sean D. Martin http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95085 Sean D. Martin Sat, 17 May 2008 03:45:46 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95085 He keeps saying the fact Paul had more search hits than Obama means Paul is more "popular" and is therefore to one people actually favor. You can't possibly support that conclusion from the data shown. As Quaker notes, just because Paul's name appears in a search doesn't mean it's a favorable one. Check <a>Obama vs Madonna</a>. Madonna has next to no news coverage at all and yet he gets more search hits than Obama right up to the very tail end of 2007. With no news coverage! Clearly, Madonna is far more popular than Obama and Madonna is who people really want for president. He keeps saying the fact Paul had more search hits than Obama means Paul is more “popular” and is therefore to one people actually favor.

You can’t possibly support that conclusion from the data shown.

As Quaker notes, just because Paul’s name appears in a search doesn’t mean it’s a favorable one.

Check Obama vs Madonna. Madonna has next to no news coverage at all and yet he gets more search hits than Obama right up to the very tail end of 2007. With no news coverage! Clearly, Madonna is far more popular than Obama and Madonna is who people really want for president.

]]> By: whateverdude http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95082 whateverdude Sat, 17 May 2008 03:01:12 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95082 He seems to have neglected the idea that there's a difference between page views and page views from unique addresses. I suspect that the large numbers of views come from a small number of very enthusiastic Paul fans. Whatever else, his supporters ARE dedicated. He seems to have neglected the idea that there’s a difference between page views and page views from unique addresses. I suspect that the large numbers of views come from a small number of very enthusiastic Paul fans.

Whatever else, his supporters ARE dedicated.

]]> By: Quaker in a Basement http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95078 Quaker in a Basement Sat, 17 May 2008 02:00:57 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95078 But what happens if you take out all the hits where somebody is making fun of Ron Paul, huh? Bet your numbers don't look so good then, do they Conspiracy Boy? But what happens if you take out all the hits where somebody is making fun of Ron Paul, huh? Bet your numbers don’t look so good then, do they Conspiracy Boy?

]]> By: Crusty Dem http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95077 Crusty Dem Sat, 17 May 2008 01:38:20 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95077 Duros, I expect you to honor President Paris Hilton and Vice President Britney Spears as much as any other leaders of the free world. Pretty dumb stuff. Duros, I expect you to honor President Paris Hilton and Vice President Britney Spears as much as any other leaders of the free world.

Pretty dumb stuff.

]]> By: Matt http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95075 Matt Sat, 17 May 2008 01:33:02 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95075 Monkey washing cat for prez 2008! Monkey washing cat for prez 2008!

]]> By: Duros62 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95064 Duros62 Sat, 17 May 2008 00:50:58 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/index.php/2008/05/16/i-love-crazy/#comment-95064 I'm glad we don't pick presidents by page views. I’m glad we don’t pick presidents by page views.

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