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Berkeley Researchers Analyze Florida Voting Patterns
empraptor writes "Researchers at UC Berkeley have crunched numbers and determined that 130,000-260,000 excess votes went to Bush in Florida. They have held a conference and posted their findings online. You can find articles on their research from CNet, Wired News, and many other sources. While the research used statistical analysis based on past elections and demographics, how else do you verify that a paperless voting system is working properly?"
Totally the way to put all the electoral college debates to rest and to eliminate all issues relating to electronic voting security once and for all! Just calculate the election outcome using the ordinary-least-squares regression model (OLS) with and without robust standard errors, exactly as the paper says. Why couldn't we think of this sooner?
We are lucky that these results come from the most non partisian and level headed learning institution and region in the nation.
ignorance is bliss. googlefiberatx.com
Maybe we can eliminate eVoting and voting entirely and have some university researchers tell us who will win. That would save everyone a lot of hassle.
Probably just a stuck "enter" key for a Bush ballot...
These freakin' liberals, man. No freakin' priorities.
/sarcasm
You have two hands and one brain, so always code twice as much as you think!
1) In case of Political Emergency, break glass.
:)
2) Remove political asylum papers and passport.
3) Welcome to Canada. Bring your coat.
Not sayin' it is so... but HAD the election been accidentally given to Bush, now that Kerry has conceded, what would the legal recourse be??
The electors don't vote until December 13th. That's why they are doing a recount in Ohio.
#!/
...in related news, a study conducted by Born-Again Alabaman NASCAR fans found that Bush swept California.
"Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 14% of people know that." - Homer
Personally, I can't remember anything he's done right. I mean, he didn't even do a good job ironing his shirt for the debates :)
The authors seem to believe that they have statistically proven that e-voting is buggy.
NO. It's the paper voting, which is screwed! Before e-voting, only those who could read and held a pencil could vote. Now, even people that can only operate a TV can vote. This is the explication for the difference!
Except that in Florida and other southern states it is well known that a lot of registered democrats vote republican ...
... whether they like it or not!
--Jeremy
Jesus was a liberal
Obviously it is more accurate to make projections based on past elections and demographics. Voters simply can't be trusted to vote for their proper candidate, and this is the only way to ensure that everyones opinion is represented.