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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Oct 2016

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Sarah Kendzior

      Hundreds of RTs based on 2 cases out of sample of 12. Journalists should not talk about polls/percentages without understanding statistics.https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/792729037793734661 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Sarah KendziorVerified account @sarahkendzior
      Support for David Duke in Louisiana highest among Jill Stein fans by far. 17% of Stein fans support Duke vs 2% of Clinton or Trump fans. pic.twitter.com/89WXFYGcJL
      18 replies 145 retweets 320 likes
    2. Ben Smith‏Verified account @benyt 31 Oct 2016
      Replying to @zeynep

      think this is a stats issue or a RT without reading issue?

      1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Oct 2016
      Replying to @benyt @buzzfeedben

      Both. She highlights the 17% number—absolutely meaningless and shouldn't even be reported on chart.

      2 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Oct 2016
      Replying to @zeynep @buzzfeedben

      You can't do statistics on 12 anyway but 2 out of any number—a hundred, a thousand—in a survey is indistinguishable from zero.

      1 reply 1 retweet 15 likes
    5. Ben Smith‏Verified account @benyt 31 Oct 2016
      Replying to @zeynep

      oh totally agree. I just think the RT # is probably not a product of confusion on that point

      1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Oct 2016
      Replying to @benyt @buzzfeedben

      The RTs are just saying "I don't like Jill Stein and I like to claim that she's indistinguishable from David Duke". Truthiness.

      6:15 AM - 31 Oct 2016
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      • KJVE 🌹 Clark, a proud citizen of GoFundMe nation samiali foxgrrl Ben Spielberg ☭ fuck trump fuck biden too 🌹 Joshua Loftus nathanjurgenson d@r6y
      4 replies 2 retweets 24 likes
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        2. christian crumlish‏ @mediajunkie 31 Oct 2016
          Replying to @zeynep @buzzfeedben

          no they suggest her fans are clueless, right or wrong. nobody equates Stein with the klansmen.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. d@r6y‏ @DarbyKathleen 31 Oct 2016
          Replying to @mediajunkie @zeynep @buzzfeedben

          regardless of what it suggest, the suggestion is based on statistically meaningless data.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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        1. The Sturm Brightblade of Rhetoric‏ @MikeRTrice 31 Oct 2016
          Replying to @zeynep @buzzfeedben

          RT # is almost certainly based on textual summation. Summation more rhetorically powerful than image in these cases

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        1. The Sturm Brightblade of Rhetoric‏ @MikeRTrice 31 Oct 2016
          Replying to @zeynep @buzzfeedben

          People are skimming feeds and RTing fast. That makes the summary so damaging in this case.

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        1. The Sturm Brightblade of Rhetoric‏ @MikeRTrice 31 Oct 2016
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          You can't ethically summarize data incorrectly and then claim linking to the data fixes that issue.

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