@paulg Probably has more to do with top universities being in high-density regions, and high-density tends to lean liberal.
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@paulg Are we supposed to be shocked the American higher ed. system leans left? You needed a map to illustrate that? Water is wet btwThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg: I'm not saying the data point is *entirely* useless, but it's very weak by itself. Nobody truly loves science if they hate homework.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg: Seriously? 1) adjust for pop density 2) why not pick drugs/rape/insanity incidents 3) correlation != causality (maybe U's brainwash)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg many confounding factors - age, academia being liberal, pop density etc. Visualizations without caveats do more harm than goodThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I bet the results of the counties where "red state universities" are located would be even more telling.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg impressive correlation!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg so THAT’S why the GOP seems to like targeting education funding…Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Blue oases in TX and GA.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I think that would be even more striking if it was colored by county or district, instead of by state.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg correlation != causation. Would be much more interesting to get a poll of alumni.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg WHERE IS UVA?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg looks like there is a real correlation. Wonder if you could test causation? Interesting view thoThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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