Re:Interpreting Noise
by plg on Saturday April 19, 2014 @10:08AM
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An example: a phenomenon that I think has come into play gradually over the past 3-5 years: national news broadcasts lead stories are based on the weather.
"3rd highest temperature seen in 5 yrs"
"4th coldest winter since 2001"
"2nd highest rainfall in March in the past 12 years"
etc etc
PS on a secondary note: shame on the news services for leading with weather so often. I guess it's laziness. No need to spend time, resources, expertise on investigating actual news.
"3rd highest temperature seen in 5 yrs"
"4th coldest winter since 2001"
"2nd highest rainfall in March in the past 12 years"
etc etc
PS on a secondary note: shame on the news services for leading with weather so often. I guess it's laziness. No need to spend time, resources, expertise on investigating actual news.