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To: smoothsailing

There is no such thing as a “non-partisan” computer.

It is programmed by humans, therefore it has bias.


2 posted on 07/05/2011 11:52:47 AM PDT by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT!)
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To: SatinDoll

You make a good point, the computer used in this study has a built in bias against bald people! :)


14 posted on 07/05/2011 12:04:03 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: SatinDoll
There is no such thing as a “non-partisan” computer. It is programmed by humans, therefore it has bias.

Bias, sure, but not necessarily partisan bias.

Not sure how good a model it can be with so many variables and so few data points.

18 posted on 07/05/2011 12:09:47 PM PDT by Crichton
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