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  1. 06-14-2012 #16
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    As you yourself mentioned, you can't please everyone. That's the main point.
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    Guess BHO should resort to Arc Lights instead?
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    Quote Originally Posted by KB View Post
    Guess BHO should resort to Arc Lights instead?
    Hmmmm... I like that idea.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KB View Post
    Guess BHO should resort to Arc Lights instead?
    No kidding, it has a really great light show that goes with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steak-Sauce View Post
    I always have a hard time believing that 1000 persons are representative for my entire country's 18+ population.
    Time you spend some time in school on statistics.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JJHH View Post
    Time you spend some time in school on statistics.
    So did I, until I spent a semester learning quantitative methods at uni. If the people doing it are properly qualified, it's amazing how accurate it actually is.

    I'm more interested in the question set than the numbers myself.
    And for another view:
    "There are three kinds of untruths: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics."


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    Quote Originally Posted by JJHH View Post
    Time you spend some time in school on statistics.
    If you use small enough samples then you are actually guessing. If you guess right twice in a row you've got a trend going. If you've got a trend then you can sell the results to those who like the results. The three levels of falsehoods are lies, damn lies and statistics. I think we've got all three running in the article. There are quite a few scholarly articles about how stats are grossly misused and wrongly interpreted today. The Pew Research center has several posted on their website.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kalerab View Post
    I am still looking forward to someone for of that crowd explaining me why drone strike on target in Wazaristan is bad, while F-15E strike on the same target with the same ammunition is acceptable.
    Because we live in a age where the machine is granted more flexibility than the man.
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    Quote Originally Posted by West Texican View Post
    If you use small enough samples then you are actually guessing. If you guess right twice in a row you've got a trend going. If you've got a trend then you can sell the results to those who like the results. The three levels of falsehoods are lies, damn lies and statistics. I think we've got all three running in the article. There are quite a few scholarly articles about how stats are grossly misused and wrongly interpreted today. The Pew Research center has several posted on their website.
    Yes, the statistical methods are just tools. Wielded correctly, it will give you accurate results. The methods are sound, but the researchers are another matter.
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    Drone program successful. World hate success.
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    Quote Originally Posted by G-AWZT View Post
    Drone program successful. World hate success.
    The world hates freedom.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shermbodius View Post
    The world hates freedom.
    Just a haterz club.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shermbodius View Post
    The world hates freedom.
    freedom is delivery via a drone, how intriguing
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    Quote Originally Posted by hulaku View Post
    An interesting result, 28 percent Americans disapprove the drone attacks whereas only 21 percent of Indians disapprove drone attacks. From here
    What else were they expecting
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    out of interest Public release June 2011 Airforce presentation of Pentagon’s unmanned fleet in the U.S
    http://www.afceaboston.com/documents...y%20Track2.pdf

    http://publicintelligence.net/dod-us...ctivities-map/
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