tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621026.post1142523748832551974..comments2024-03-28T10:25:22.825+01:00Comments on Robert's Stochastic thoughts: Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14455788499385673507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3621026.post-79161407537203766252008-07-08T02:59:00.000+02:002008-07-08T02:59:00.000+02:00I think that you are making the following mistake:...I think that you are making the following mistake: you are assuming that most journalists have a clue about variance. They *think* that they have a clue about "margin of error": in reality they don't. This is true of almost all journalists, on all sides of public issues. <BR/>There are exceptions, of course: Chuck Todd, for example, probably has a clue, and the same may be true for one person at every other new network. But I seriously doubt that Wolf Blitzer understands these issues....<BR/><BR/>Nice piece.<BR/>N.BreadBoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551973313066578118noreply@blogger.com