Statistics can be misleading if they do not account for underlying uncertainties or have a representative sample. When reporting statistics, it is important to consider the sample size and population being measured to avoid overgeneralizing. Providing context about how the data was collected, such as the source and sample size, helps bring more realism to the value and prevents false conclusions from being drawn.
This Unclassified Slide Deck provides an overview of the concept of Reflexive Control Doctrine as it is used as a national strategy by the Russian Federation. It describes exactly how and what was done to "influence" the election differentiating the from the notion of actual "collusion." Disinformation, misinformation, fake news as a campaign strategy is vastly different from actually affecting an outcome by active measures such as bribery, blackmail or hacking.
Closer scrutiny of data from the social network Twitter would have helped to diagnose and predict the rise of the two outsider candidates in the 2016 presidential election, businessman Donald Trump and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, according to a new Public Echoes Of Rhetoric In America (PEORIA) Project report.
The fifth edition of the PEORIA Project, "The Year in Echoes" looks back at the year in political conversations and seeks to find the winners and losers in the battle to get campaign messages heard and echoed by the general public. This report includes all social and mainstream media conversations of the 2016 election from March 15, 2015 to January 17, 2016.
PEORIA Report 3: The GOP Debates Begin, Late Summer 2015GSPMgwu
-WORDS IN EDGEWISE: You can probably guess which candidate dominated the conversation. But you might be surprised at who else has been talked about most.
-BAD, BAD MOOD: We will identify the only candidate for whom mentions with positive sentiments outnumbered those with negative sentiments.
-THE NEW SPIN ROOM: We will display the top three retweets from each party after both debates, and the top retweet from each of the Republican candidates.
-BELTWAY DIFFERENCES: We will distinguish between candidates who got more attention in mainstream than in social media, and vice versa.
-RATINGS: And, as is our custom, we will evaluate how well each candidate’s campaign garnered and leveraged public echoes of what they said during the time period on our scale of 1 to 11.
Presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have not yet staked a claim to the online supporters of their felled opponents according to a new Public Echoes Of Rhetoric In America (PEORIA) Project report.
This Unclassified Slide Deck provides an overview of the concept of Reflexive Control Doctrine as it is used as a national strategy by the Russian Federation. It describes exactly how and what was done to "influence" the election differentiating the from the notion of actual "collusion." Disinformation, misinformation, fake news as a campaign strategy is vastly different from actually affecting an outcome by active measures such as bribery, blackmail or hacking.
Closer scrutiny of data from the social network Twitter would have helped to diagnose and predict the rise of the two outsider candidates in the 2016 presidential election, businessman Donald Trump and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, according to a new Public Echoes Of Rhetoric In America (PEORIA) Project report.
The fifth edition of the PEORIA Project, "The Year in Echoes" looks back at the year in political conversations and seeks to find the winners and losers in the battle to get campaign messages heard and echoed by the general public. This report includes all social and mainstream media conversations of the 2016 election from March 15, 2015 to January 17, 2016.
PEORIA Report 3: The GOP Debates Begin, Late Summer 2015GSPMgwu
-WORDS IN EDGEWISE: You can probably guess which candidate dominated the conversation. But you might be surprised at who else has been talked about most.
-BAD, BAD MOOD: We will identify the only candidate for whom mentions with positive sentiments outnumbered those with negative sentiments.
-THE NEW SPIN ROOM: We will display the top three retweets from each party after both debates, and the top retweet from each of the Republican candidates.
-BELTWAY DIFFERENCES: We will distinguish between candidates who got more attention in mainstream than in social media, and vice versa.
-RATINGS: And, as is our custom, we will evaluate how well each candidate’s campaign garnered and leveraged public echoes of what they said during the time period on our scale of 1 to 11.
Presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have not yet staked a claim to the online supporters of their felled opponents according to a new Public Echoes Of Rhetoric In America (PEORIA) Project report.
"The Talk About Trump" covers the ways in which boisterous businessman Donald Trump has impacted the presidential race in traditional and social media. Not only has he turned up the volume; he's also managed to change the topic of conversation.
The inaugural PEORIA Project from George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management, measuring how presidential candidates' messages are resonating and being echoed by the public.
A slide deck discussing the results of my semester-long analysis on the hashtag "fake news". Within the deck is a compilation of statistical charts to offer ideas on the significance of this hashtag, as well as a deep dive into the social dynamics attached to this topic.
What are the opinions of public about trump?OlegGarah
The quantity of Americans who say they hold positive perspectives of President Donald Trump has dropped to its most minimal point since his initiation, as indicated by opinion news. https://eatprayvote.org/
The Conspiracy & Anti-Police Framing of the Seth Rich MurderLisa Makson
A presentation that discusses my case study on the conspiracy and anti-police framing of the Seth Rich murder case by WikiLeaks' Founder Julian Assange and conservatives such as Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity and conservative commentator Newt Gingrich.
All of whom alleged that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party had Rich assassinated because he, and not the Russians, had leaked the DNC documents to WikiLeaks.
A Tale of Two Kyles: How Ad Data Exposed My ID TheftKyle J. Britt
In 2010 my identity was stolen. I first realized it thanks to a targeted ad. But ever since then, my identity is tangled up with another real Kyle Britt. You wouldn’t believe how hard that is to fix.
The TRUTH About POLITICS
Executive Summary
by Truth Well Told Agency & McCANN
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"La verdad acerca de la política"
Resumen Ejecutivo
por Truth Well Told Agency y McCANN
"The Talk About Trump" covers the ways in which boisterous businessman Donald Trump has impacted the presidential race in traditional and social media. Not only has he turned up the volume; he's also managed to change the topic of conversation.
The inaugural PEORIA Project from George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management, measuring how presidential candidates' messages are resonating and being echoed by the public.
A slide deck discussing the results of my semester-long analysis on the hashtag "fake news". Within the deck is a compilation of statistical charts to offer ideas on the significance of this hashtag, as well as a deep dive into the social dynamics attached to this topic.
What are the opinions of public about trump?OlegGarah
The quantity of Americans who say they hold positive perspectives of President Donald Trump has dropped to its most minimal point since his initiation, as indicated by opinion news. https://eatprayvote.org/
The Conspiracy & Anti-Police Framing of the Seth Rich MurderLisa Makson
A presentation that discusses my case study on the conspiracy and anti-police framing of the Seth Rich murder case by WikiLeaks' Founder Julian Assange and conservatives such as Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity and conservative commentator Newt Gingrich.
All of whom alleged that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party had Rich assassinated because he, and not the Russians, had leaked the DNC documents to WikiLeaks.
A Tale of Two Kyles: How Ad Data Exposed My ID TheftKyle J. Britt
In 2010 my identity was stolen. I first realized it thanks to a targeted ad. But ever since then, my identity is tangled up with another real Kyle Britt. You wouldn’t believe how hard that is to fix.
The TRUTH About POLITICS
Executive Summary
by Truth Well Told Agency & McCANN
________________________________
"La verdad acerca de la política"
Resumen Ejecutivo
por Truth Well Told Agency y McCANN
Alternative facts, misdirection, and outright propaganda seem to dominate the news media landscape today in a way that is quite different from the past. How can viewers and listeners navigate the flood of untruths? Can democracy survive the viral uptake of social media memes and myths?
A general, national, detailed model of the U.S. electorate, including illustrations, intuitive explanations, and equations. History and model together predict electoral crisis and Clinton opportunities. Media stories recommended to manage issues specified by predictions. Note this was finished in April, and predicted GOP legislators' capitulation to Trump.
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How FBI's Dylann Roof gun snafu hurts Obama's gun control agenda.
Authors:
Patrik Jonsson Staff writer
President Obama pushed Americans to call for stricter gun controls in the wake of the June 17 Charleston church massacre, complaining that the admitted killer, Dylann Roof, "had no trouble getting his hands on a gun."
What the President likely didn't know when he made those comments is this: It wasn't a lack of gun controls, but a bureaucratic failure, that led to Roof obtaining the gun legally, due, it turns out, on a senior FBI document examiner's unfamiliarity with South Carolina geography.
As such, details revealed Friday in the Dylann Roof case add to the complexity of the President's earlier call for a "greater sense of urgency" on gun safety, as FBI Director James Comey said Friday that the agency "felt sick" about its role in the Charleston tragedy – specifically, a failure to spot a drug charge that would have disqualified Roof from buying a gun on April 11.
According to Mr. Comey, a senior examiner started working on Roof's application on April 13, digging into the details of a drug arrest from earlier this year, which had the potential for disqualifying the application. But, being unfamiliar with South Carolina geography, she contacted the wrong law enforcement jurisdiction, which said it had no details on the arrest. A federal law allows the FBI three days to do a background check before either approving it or giving gun stores the discretion to sell the gun anyway.
By the end of that week, Roof had his murder weapon in hand.
For some commentators, the question now is whether a new focus on background checks and the FBI's admission that it flubbed Roof's application will affect public opinion over gun controls in an era where a recent government study found that the number of active shooter incidents rose from an average of 6.4 situations a year in 2007 to an average of 16.4 incidents in 2013.
The role of the government in preventing such tragedies is at the heart of the debate, which is deeply intertwined with America's long-running and complicated relationship with firearms ownership as guaranteed by the US Constitution.
At the same time, the "revving up of presidential campaigns for 2016 [have] increased the hostility" around the gun control debate, writes Aileen Graef for Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns 162 TV stations in the US.
After a comprehensive gun safety bill failed to pass Congress following the Sandy Hook school massacre in late 2012, support for new gun controls has waned. Polls show only 47 percent of Americans now favoring stricter gun controls. There's other evidence that the US public has little appetite for new gun strictures. After all, 90 percent of NRA-backed candidates won their races in Election 2014.
And while the Charleston massacre forced South Carolina to reconsider its sanctioning of the Confederate battle flag, which Roof had posed with in photos and which t ...
Levelwise PageRank with Loop-Based Dead End Handling Strategy : SHORT REPORT ...Subhajit Sahu
Abstract — Levelwise PageRank is an alternative method of PageRank computation which decomposes the input graph into a directed acyclic block-graph of strongly connected components, and processes them in topological order, one level at a time. This enables calculation for ranks in a distributed fashion without per-iteration communication, unlike the standard method where all vertices are processed in each iteration. It however comes with a precondition of the absence of dead ends in the input graph. Here, the native non-distributed performance of Levelwise PageRank was compared against Monolithic PageRank on a CPU as well as a GPU. To ensure a fair comparison, Monolithic PageRank was also performed on a graph where vertices were split by components. Results indicate that Levelwise PageRank is about as fast as Monolithic PageRank on the CPU, but quite a bit slower on the GPU. Slowdown on the GPU is likely caused by a large submission of small workloads, and expected to be non-issue when the computation is performed on massive graphs.
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Empowering the Data Analytics Ecosystem: A Laser Focus on Value
The data analytics ecosystem thrives when every component functions at its peak, unlocking the true potential of data. Here's a laser focus on key areas for an empowered ecosystem:
1. Democratize Access, Not Data:
Granular Access Controls: Provide users with self-service tools tailored to their specific needs, preventing data overload and misuse.
Data Catalogs: Implement robust data catalogs for easy discovery and understanding of available data sources.
2. Foster Collaboration with Clear Roles:
Data Mesh Architecture: Break down data silos by creating a distributed data ownership model with clear ownership and responsibilities.
Collaborative Workspaces: Utilize interactive platforms where data scientists, analysts, and domain experts can work seamlessly together.
3. Leverage Advanced Analytics Strategically:
AI-powered Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like data cleaning and feature engineering, freeing up data talent for higher-level analysis.
Right-Tool Selection: Strategically choose the most effective advanced analytics techniques (e.g., AI, ML) based on specific business problems.
4. Prioritize Data Quality with Automation:
Automated Data Validation: Implement automated data quality checks to identify and rectify errors at the source, minimizing downstream issues.
Data Lineage Tracking: Track the flow of data throughout the ecosystem, ensuring transparency and facilitating root cause analysis for errors.
5. Cultivate a Data-Driven Mindset:
Metrics-Driven Performance Management: Align KPIs and performance metrics with data-driven insights to ensure actionable decision making.
Data Storytelling Workshops: Equip stakeholders with the skills to translate complex data findings into compelling narratives that drive action.
Benefits of a Precise Ecosystem:
Sharpened Focus: Precise access and clear roles ensure everyone works with the most relevant data, maximizing efficiency.
Actionable Insights: Strategic analytics and automated quality checks lead to more reliable and actionable data insights.
Continuous Improvement: Data-driven performance management fosters a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
Sustainable Growth: Empowered by data, organizations can make informed decisions to drive sustainable growth and innovation.
By focusing on these precise actions, organizations can create an empowered data analytics ecosystem that delivers real value by driving data-driven decisions and maximizing the return on their data investment.
4. 1.
Being mindful of underlying
uncertainties behind any statistic
avoids overvaluing the figure
5. For instance the probability of a Clinton win in
the recently concluded US elections was
reported till double decimal places
6. With a population of 230 million and such
diversity, it is nearly impossible to cover a
sample that is a true representative of the
population, let alone predict the number till 2
decimals
7. These overstated statistics do even more
damage when reported using suave visuals as
they morph the idea of any fallacy
8. The concept of ‘average’ numbers should be
perceived with even more caution since they
tend to over generalize metrics
9. 2.
An added knowledge of the data
source used to calculated a
statistic brings in more realism to
its value
10. For instance, one poll found that 41 percent of
Muslims in the US support jihad, which is
obviously pretty scary
11. But, it turns out only 16 percent defined it as,
"violent holy war against unbelievers.“. It is
also possible that no one in the survey who
defined it as violent holy war also said they
support it.
12. And finally, only 600 respondents took part in
that poll. There are roughly three million
Muslims in this country, according to Pew
Research Center. That means the poll spoke to
roughly one in every 5,000 Muslims in this
country which in no way is an accurate sample
13. While collaborating with Analysts, Managers
need to be aware of these caveats as a false
statistic can drastically change the course of
any analysis and its reporting
