Looking for trends in @nytimes's presidential forecast needle? Don't look too hard - the bounce is random jitter from your PC, not live datapic.twitter.com/pwcV6epee7
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not just random. this noise is conveying the uncertainty in our forecast (jitter range is from 25th–75th pctl in sims.)
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Very, very impressive
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your Tweet was quoted in an article by
@vergehttp://www.theverge.com/2016/11/8/13571216/new-york-times-election-forecast-jitter-needle …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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that's garbage. The needle evokes real fluctuation with absolute precision, not an error range.
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@vergehttp://www.theverge.com/2016/11/8/13571216/new-york-times-election-forecast-jitter-needle …
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complete bullshit
@driven_by_data. what a shamThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Why not a smooth sweep or wider needle?
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