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    fivethirtyeight: How Madden Ratings are Made


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    Damn liberals

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    Quote Originally Posted by CLW View Post
    Damn liberals
    Huh?

    Are you in the wrong thread again?

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    Quote Originally Posted by steelerfan View Post
    Huh?

    Are you in the wrong thread again?

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    538 and its owner Nate Silver are darlings of the left for their election predictions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CLW View Post
    538 and its owner Nate Silver are darlings of the left for their election predictions.
    Oh. Ok.

    I forgot that the accuracy of the information is less important than the source.

    My bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by steelerfan View Post
    Oh. Ok.

    I forgot that the accuracy of the information is less important than the source.

    My bad.

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    Apparently your sarcasm detector is off.

    538 definitely "leans" left but allot of their articles are particularly interesting when they perform statistical analysis

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    Quote Originally Posted by CLW View Post
    Apparently your sarcasm detector is off.

    538 definitely "leans" left but allot of their articles are particularly interesting when they perform statistical analysis
    Wouldn't sarcasm be you saying something like "I love liberals"?

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    I liked him exposing the weights for each position. Take note Madden scouters on what to look for prior to the draft.

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    Read both parts of this article yesterday. Awesome stuff.
    Quote Originally Posted by CLW View Post
    538 and its owner Nate Silver are darlings of the left for their election predictions.
    Not that it changes anything about what you said, but 538 is owned/run by ESPN, much like Grantland.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JeffHCross View Post
    Read both parts of this article yesterday. Awesome stuff. Not that it changes anything about what you said, but 538 is owned/run by ESPN, much like Grantland.
    Correct should have said former owner. Silver started the site as a political/election analysis website then sold it to the NYT and then apparently it was bought out by ESPN.

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    What does politics have to do with Madden ratings?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CLW View Post
    538 and its owner Nate Silver are darlings of the left for their election predictions.
    I was reading Nate Silver's book on the plane yesterday, and I found a part that I thought would amuse you. He mentioned, which I'm sure it's what you were referring to, that he regularly heard from Democrats during the 2008 election that 538 was where they came to... relax, I think, was the statement. He then put in a footnote that he heard no such thing in 2010 when 538 predicted they'd get their asses kicked.

    Basically, I don't think they're darlings of the left so much as darlings of whoever they're saying will win. Shocking, right?

    I need to read more of that book. And more of 538. I just find myself not having time!
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    Sorry, Jeff. You're wrong.

    They picked the Democrats to win once. Therefore, they are Liberals. Haven't you learned anything?



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