6215 A preliminary statistical analysis of Philadelphia voting data is showing that the vote totals are “as if someone flipped a coin 100 times and got heads every time.” (thenationalpulse.com) posted 158 days ago by TP4bunghole 158 days ago by TP4bunghole +6217 / -2 173 comments share 173 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (173) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 2 ▼ – Hades440 2 points 158 days ago +2 / -0 Why do people keep using analogies of coin flips? Coin flips are random, voting isn't. You could ask people if they would rather be shot or get a cookie and 100% will pick the cookie, has nothing to do with a coin landing heads 100% of the time. permalink save report block reply
Why do people keep using analogies of coin flips? Coin flips are random, voting isn't. You could ask people if they would rather be shot or get a cookie and 100% will pick the cookie, has nothing to do with a coin landing heads 100% of the time.