Dear Tipsters, Although their short-form census will continue, the Canadian government is in the process of eliminating its long-form census. The reason given, notable in light of the reason given in the New York Times story, is that privacy was being invaded.
http://www.clearpolitics.ca/clear-politics-blog/87-news/2871-Tories%20Hold%20Firm%20on%20Abolishing%20The%20Long%20Form%20Census,%20But%20at%20What%20Cost Sincerely, Stuart ______________________________ "Rectu Cultus Pectora Roborant" Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Bishop's University, 2600 rue College, Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville), QC J1M 1Z7, Canada. "Floreat Labore" ______________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Helweg-Larsen, Marie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 9:33 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] GOP Rep Daniel Webster Bashes Census Survey As "Random" Rather Than "Scientific" And on the same issue from the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/sunday-review/the-debate-over-the-american-community-survey.html Marie Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Associate Professor l Department of Psychology Kaufman 168 l Dickinson College Phone 717.245.1562 l Fax 717.245.1971 http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Green [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 10:37 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] GOP Rep Daniel Webster Bashes Census Survey As "Random" Rather Than "Scientific" Apparently certain members of Congress are about to start misusing the word "random" to sow confusion about public opinion surveys in much the way they successfully misused "theory" to sow confusion about evolution. Stats teachers beware. You may well be the next target of political funny business. http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/05/20/gop_rep_daniel_webster_bashes_census_survey_as_quot_random_quot_rather_than_quot_scientific_quot_.html Chris ....... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a4468797f&n=T&l=tips&o=17933 or send a blank email to leave-17933-13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a44687...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb72e3&n=T&l=tips&o=17943 or send a blank email to leave-17943-13510.2cc18398df2e6692fffc29a610cb7...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17944 or send a blank email to leave-17944-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
