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Re:How One 19-Year-Old Illinois Man Is Distorting National P... by 1812calif on Thursday October 13, 2016 @04:12AM (#12699256)
Not at all. A low probabilty does not make the prediction invalid because of the result.
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Re:How One 19-Year-Old Illinois Man Is Distorting National P... by Sacho on Thursday October 13, 2016 @05:38AM (#12699531)
And wouldn't the same be true if Trump wins the election? After all, Nate Silver isn't predicting a 0% chance for Trump to win, I think last time I checked it was 10-15%.
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Re:How One 19-Year-Old Illinois Man Is Distorting National P... by vintermann on Thursday October 13, 2016 @07:05AM (#12699824)
Well, that's not what I said either.
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