I don't think blaming readers is the way. Nobody—nobody—properly communicated probability models to people trained in seeing polling data. https://twitter.com/samwangphd/status/856329979440779264 …
-
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
Replying to @zeynep
Also correlated risk. Also modeling from tiny n in rapidly changing times. 2016 was a fail in data journalism and risk communication.
2 replies 5 retweets 25 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
zeynep tufekci Retweeted
His explanations, yes. His site did not communicate well. People are used to polls—perceive 70/30 odds as landslide. https://twitter.com/sasha_a_fox/status/856334878090178561 …
zeynep tufekci added,
This Tweet is unavailable.11 replies 4 retweets 31 likes -
No, I'm sorry, 538 is not responsible for the gross innumeracy of the American public.
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mister_borogove @zeynep
I think there's an important point a/ UX: displaying probabilities how pollsters often display est. margins is inadvertently misleading.
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
There is no defense against people not actually reading what's written.
2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
You can try to communicate well or you can feel superior while the world burns.
-
-
Imagine how much fun it's been to do both.
0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.