tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post8403485667278284272..comments2023-12-21T06:35:36.624-05:00Comments on Recursivity: Another Failure to Master PercentagesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-37165391767288869032012-01-08T14:37:33.956-05:002012-01-08T14:37:33.956-05:00I'd call that one a tie between the two, espec...I'd call that one a tie between the two, especially after learning that Romney was mistakenly credited in the Moulton, Iowa, caucus with 22 votes instead of 2.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07891989201161664914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-3438061203596747362012-01-05T17:22:33.108-05:002012-01-05T17:22:33.108-05:00Ah, when you put it that way, it could be anyone&#...Ah, when you put it that way, it could be anyone's race.Adrian Petrescuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243791509416319614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-24910361084230288112012-01-05T08:39:45.920-05:002012-01-05T08:39:45.920-05:00I'm a bit surprised Murphy didn't calculat...I'm a bit surprised Murphy didn't calculate the figure to be .00027<br />(2.6660446 e-4)Melvillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-66312457825140991782012-01-04T19:19:09.961-05:002012-01-04T19:19:09.961-05:00"Should columnists have to take a refresher c..."Should columnists have to take a refresher course in grade school mathematics before their editors allow them to embarrass their magazines like that"?<br /><br />I wonder what, ahem, percentage of the blame should lie on the editors' shoulders.Melvillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20067416.post-83694835797766522052012-01-04T09:33:22.022-05:002012-01-04T09:33:22.022-05:00Considering that, in campaigning and advertising, ...Considering that, in campaigning and advertising, Romney spent about $100 per vote while Santorum spent about $1 per vote, maybe Murphy's "percent" is a typo and he meant to write "per cent" ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com