Re: Stats on Palm Beach votes - correction

[Robert J. MacG. Dawson]

"Robert J. MacG. Dawson" wrote:
> 
> Peter Lewycky wrote:
> >
> > How many may have wanted to vote for Buchanan but got Gore instead?

and I responded:
> 
>         Assuming that errors take place at the same rates, [rather than making
> any unwarranted and invidious assumptions about relative intelligence of
> Buchanan
> and Gore voters], and assuming that (as the regression model suggests)
> about
> 2500 of the 3407 Buchanan votes were intended for Gore, the answer is
> about 1 in 1,000
> intended votes - that is to say, 1.

        Correction: that should have read "about 1 in 100 - that is to say, 10"

        -Robert Dawson


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