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Comments on: This proof’s a lemon http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/04/03/this-proofs-a-lemon/ The Visible Hand in Economics Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:33:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Did you see the one about . . . « Homepaddock http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/04/03/this-proofs-a-lemon/#comment-18763 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:33:12 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=3500#comment-18763 […] This proof’s a lemon  at Visible Hand in Economics […]

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By: Miguel Sanchez http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/04/03/this-proofs-a-lemon/#comment-18733 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:45:14 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=3500#comment-18733 You know, the line of the variable mortgage rate on that chart looks awfully dangly… like a noodle hanging over the rim of a bowl… GASP! It’s an omen!

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By: goonix http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/04/03/this-proofs-a-lemon/#comment-18728 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:04:57 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=3500#comment-18728 @Miguel Sanchez

“But what our scientist does not realize is that every time he makes a measurement, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is there changing the results with His Noodly Appendage.”

Brilliant!

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By: Matt Nolan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/04/03/this-proofs-a-lemon/#comment-18721 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:02:38 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=3500#comment-18721 @Miguel Sanchez

I do enjoy that graph. However, I wonder if global temperatures are falling now that the number of pirates are rising – I suspect so 😉

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By: Miguel Sanchez http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/04/03/this-proofs-a-lemon/#comment-18720 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:55:25 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=3500#comment-18720 Also see this (scroll down):

http://www.venganza.org/about/open-letter/

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By: Matt Nolan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/04/03/this-proofs-a-lemon/#comment-18719 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:52:33 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=3500#comment-18719 @agnitio

If it counted as scientific facts we would be in a world with very very few variables – which conveniently only move together when it is relevant.

The poor data analysis we see around the blogsphere would then become top rated, peer reviewed, scientific knowledge – I can’t imagine earning much from this sort of knowledge though, given the low barriers to entry 😛

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By: agnitio http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2009/04/03/this-proofs-a-lemon/#comment-18718 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:42:43 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=3500#comment-18718

If using graphs like this counted as proving a scientific fact then the world would be a whole lot easier to explain

But then imagine all the conflicting “facts” we would have:)

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