tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post353580879043052484..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Are "Hate Crimes" On The Rise?Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-44564253231974201882017-03-30T15:26:39.570-04:002017-03-30T15:26:39.570-04:00Yeah, I know philosophy isn't exactly a social...Yeah, I know philosophy isn't exactly a social science, though often it's impossible to distinguish from economics. (Nozick, Hayek, Mills, Rawls...) But any analysis of actual data requires statistics. And game theory often illuminates the line where econ ends and phil. begins.Pete Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675790226494153847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-10170314727974555062017-03-30T08:25:36.578-04:002017-03-30T08:25:36.578-04:00"I suppose statistics is a requirement for al..."I suppose statistics is a requirement for all social sciences at your school, including philosophy?" <br /><br />A strange question, in several ways...Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-55127096842323170442017-03-30T02:11:38.904-04:002017-03-30T02:11:38.904-04:0031% is statistically significant (roughly 3 sigma)...31% is statistically significant (roughly 3 sigma) for a base rate of 100--sqrt(N) is the expected variation in a random sample with mean value N--so called "shot noise." But as you say, it's only marginally significant--right at P-value 0.05. That said, the increase for the rates against Muslims in NYC is easily significant. The increase for Jews is not (10% of 100 is 1 sigma--notPete Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675790226494153847noreply@blogger.com