tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148178103655435891.post6948601428761147510..comments2023-02-27T05:55:32.506-08:00Comments on The Deviant Sophist: Racism Is Just a Bogus Claim AwayThe Deviant Sophisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03273633546946413840noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148178103655435891.post-2459517120917198432012-08-13T09:50:58.770-07:002012-08-13T09:50:58.770-07:00Jesus spake with a southern' twang, son.Jesus spake with a southern' twang, son.The Deviant Sophisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03273633546946413840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148178103655435891.post-24278324319752829292012-08-13T00:11:30.704-07:002012-08-13T00:11:30.704-07:00http://chzmemebase.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/int...http://chzmemebase.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/internet-memes-redneck-randal-speaks-the-truth.jpg Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148178103655435891.post-19189866546173190342012-08-11T14:27:13.174-07:002012-08-11T14:27:13.174-07:00I agree with you that any single measure of centra...I agree with you that any single measure of central tendency or any solitary stat isn’t going to paint a clear picture. I don’t think the Census was attempting to deceive in calculating and presenting this median; a number is a number.<br /><br />It’s the interpretations of those numbers that get whacky. That’s why I certainly believe the money.cnn.com article was trying to mislead. It’s a hot burning fuel to the fire for those who already think there is a problem, but once you break it down it burns a little more coolly. <br /><br />As far as the money-burying-sophist-brother I’ll clue him in on the dollar-stuffing-stick. That certainly seems a little more secure than the shallow-money-pit-piggy-bank-burial plot. ~grin~The Deviant Sophisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03273633546946413840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148178103655435891.post-39111359086457619542012-08-11T11:42:54.493-07:002012-08-11T11:42:54.493-07:00I just can't imagine how Fifth-Stanine Sophist...I just can't imagine how Fifth-Stanine Sophist is getting a dollar into a piggy bank he "keeps buried" on a daily basis. I'm picturing a narrow tube and dollar-stuffing-stick. It's a good idea anyway; if you need money, you'd better have a shovel and forty-five minutes' free time.<br /><br />I like this expose' of the median as a poor illustration of what the aforementioned article was trying to convey. Unfortunately, average might be worse considering all the white CEOs and black inmates to skew the results. Range would be a fruitless means since ($Bill Gates minus $0) is greater than ($Labron James minus $0). Perhaps mode is the telltale standard, but only if it's rounded to the nearest $5K or $10K, because $0.00 would be the most frequently recurring figure for both groups if rounded to the nearest cent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148178103655435891.post-70677059303278368352012-08-11T09:46:37.152-07:002012-08-11T09:46:37.152-07:00And as I've pointed out, that message is misle...And as I've pointed out, that message is misleading. So what's your point?The Deviant Sophisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03273633546946413840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148178103655435891.post-31359490944909546872012-08-11T06:01:34.958-07:002012-08-11T06:01:34.958-07:00The median is the messageThe median is the messageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com