Winstonm Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Fair but is it Really Balanced?http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/best-pie-chart-ever.jpeg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 It's like a 5532 distribution in bridge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOut Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 The elitist convention that pie charts add to 100% has been smartly overturned by the Real People's news channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 I can't wait to see what Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have to say about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 The numbers themselves shouldn't add up to 100%; they're from the response (among Republicans) to the question as to their impression of candidate X - Favorable, Unfavorable, Can't Say, Never Heard of Him/Her. They're the "Favorable" responses, so obviously people could select more than one candidate. That being said, representing those numbers as a piechart and not, say, a bar graph...probably not best. This post was just intended for those of you who were curious, as I was, about what the hell they were trying to say. Anyone who just wanted to look at the pretty chart and laugh at how stupid everyone at Fox is, please carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted November 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Regardless whether pie or let-them-eat-cake charting, any political party that sports a 70% approval rate for Sarah Palin as a Presidential candidate cannot be ridiculed too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Pretty funny. I saw similar results from a poll last year that included about 8% undecided. The catch is, you had to text your vote at 50 cents per. Who in the world spends 50 cents to text "I don't know"? This could be a goldmine of a revenue stream if they can get results up to 500% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 The numbers themselves shouldn't add up to 100%; they're from the response (among Republicans) to the question as to their impression of candidate X - Favorable, Unfavorable, Can't Say, Never Heard of Him/Her. They're the "Favorable" responses, so obviously people could select more than one candidate. That being said, representing those numbers as a piechart and not, say, a bar graph...probably not best. This post was just intended for those of you who were curious, as I was, about what the hell they were trying to say. Anyone who just wanted to look at the pretty chart and laugh at how stupid everyone at Fox is, please carry on. I thought that at first, but they said "back" candidate, not "favorable view" of the candidate. I would assume you can only back one candidate when they are in direct competition with each other. In any case I think it's sadder that so many back Palin than it is that they tried to display this on a pie chart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 The numbers themselves shouldn't add up to 100%; they're from the response (among Republicans) to the question as to their impression of candidate X - Favorable, Unfavorable, Can't Say, Never Heard of Him/Her. They're the "Favorable" responses, so obviously people could select more than one candidate. That being said, representing those numbers as a piechart and not, say, a bar graph...probably not best. This post was just intended for those of you who were curious, as I was, about what the hell they were trying to say. Anyone who just wanted to look at the pretty chart and laugh at how stupid everyone at Fox is, please carry on. I thought that at first, but they said "back" candidate, not "favorable view" of the candidate. I would assume you can only back one candidate when they are in direct competition with each other. In any case I think it's sadder that so many back Palin than it is that they tried to display this on a pie chart. I agree that "back" doesn't seem to be a good fit, but I did find the poll results. The graphic representation of the data (including the caption) is certainly poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdanno Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 The numbers themselves shouldn't add up to 100%; they're from the response (among Republicans) to the question as to their impression of candidate X - Favorable, Unfavorable, Can't Say, Never Heard of Him/Her. They're the "Favorable" responses, so obviously people could select more than one candidate. That being said, representing those numbers as a piechart and not, say, a bar graph...probably not best. This post was just intended for those of you who were curious, as I was, about what the hell they were trying to say. Anyone who just wanted to look at the pretty chart and laugh at how stupid everyone at Fox is, please carry on. I don't think your explanation makes look Fox any less stupid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenberg Posted November 29, 2009 Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 Polybacking is legal in Utah, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted November 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2009 Polybacking is legal in Utah, I think. That makes Mitt Romney the favorite and the first runner up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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