tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post111270004116746698..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Winston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1131266127514063242005-11-06T03:35:00.000-05:002005-11-06T03:35:00.000-05:00Hey, you have a great blog here! I'm definitely go...Hey, you have a great blog here! I'm definitely going to bookmark you!<BR/><BR/>I have a <A HREF="http://www.start-job.com" REL="nofollow">bijoux fantaisie<BR/></A> site/blog. 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My apologies.<BR/><BR/>I don't agree with your point, though, and, must admit an irritation at finding myself discussing this point now. So, recognizing that I'm too stoked about the championship to be dispassionate about this issue right now, I'm just going to go back to walking around and whistling "One Shining Moment" and the Carolina fightWinston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1112781148833618622005-04-06T05:52:00.000-04:002005-04-06T05:52:00.000-04:00Gosh, I just don't think this is going anywhere.On...Gosh, I just don't think this is going anywhere.<BR/><BR/>One can carefully (and fallaciously) choose one's starting and stopping points when collecting data. (um, maybe __________ (fill in blank)s shouldn't be trusted with numbers...) Noting that there was a downward trend in something or other starting on Monday, and that the thing in question started trending back up on Friday, I can choose Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1112735269623665452005-04-05T17:07:00.000-04:002005-04-05T17:07:00.000-04:00I'm not trying to kill your buzz. I pointed out a...I'm not trying to kill your buzz. I pointed out at the beginning of this thread that UNC's 67% graduation rate is a lot better than most schools in the tournament. I am just informing you that the rate at UNC is indeed 67%, not 75, or 96, or any other number. This figure is accepted by the NCAA, the sports media, the general media, and basically the entire world, except for one curmudgeonly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1112732962372392172005-04-05T16:29:00.000-04:002005-04-05T16:29:00.000-04:00Um, not sure what's so difficult about this, but l...Um, not sure what's so difficult about this, but let's try it again, making the obvious explicit:<BR/><BR/>No, a 4-year average isn't the most "reliable"/informative number. The most reliable/informative numbers will be the longer-term averages. There might be special cases in which that's not true, of course.<BR/><BR/>Though in this case, obviously the years you obsess over here are the *leastWinston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1112729837177387722005-04-05T15:37:00.000-04:002005-04-05T15:37:00.000-04:00Winston, the graduation figures as reported by the...Winston, the graduation figures as reported by the NCAA do not include separate categories for lettermen and non-letterman. They do include separate categories for race, and also separate categories for transfer students, the freshman cohort of '97-'98, and a four-year floating average.<BR/><BR/>The four-year average is the one that is most statistically reliable and is the one generally Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1112726188519285172005-04-05T14:36:00.000-04:002005-04-05T14:36:00.000-04:00A,You might want to actually check the actual numb...A,<BR/>You might want to actually check the actual numbers, which I've thoughtfully provided for you in the next post.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, the chart seems to include non-lettermen, which is a different category.<BR/><BR/>But, hey, it's all a little confusing I guess. I suggest paying closer attention.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1112724230048350572005-04-05T14:03:00.000-04:002005-04-05T14:03:00.000-04:00Winston, it is 67% for the four-year average. The...Winston, it is 67% for the four-year average. The 75% is those who were freshmen in '97-98. You're right, the chart isn't that hard to read. Perhaps philosophers shouldn't deal in numbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1112718754021969932005-04-05T12:32:00.000-04:002005-04-05T12:32:00.000-04:00Do all philosophers have esses in their names? Wh...Do all philosophers have esses in their names? Who are these Tarheels I've been hearing about, and what did they do that's so worthy of comment? Perhaps they won a university debate competition? That might explain the high graduation rate.<BR/><BR/>-- mac in seattleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1112708985086461172005-04-05T09:49:00.000-04:002005-04-05T09:49:00.000-04:00And, incidentally, if you're really interested in ...And, incidentally, if you're really interested in more representative numbers, you might want to reflect on Dean's 96% graduation rate:<BR/><BR/>http://tarheelblue.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/unc-m-baskbl-dean-smith.htmlWinston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1112707844589671952005-04-05T09:30:00.000-04:002005-04-05T09:30:00.000-04:00That's a 75% graduation rate, dumbass. The chart ...That's a 75% graduation rate, dumbass. The chart isn't really that difficult to read... Perhaps you weren't looking at the hoops portion...<BR/><BR/>And, um, 75% is a pretty good graduation rate even for non-athletes.<BR/><BR/>I'm no defender of big-time college sports, but anybody with half a brain knows that UNC is on the forefront of making the system work and making it better.<BR/><BR/>Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-1112705026247294422005-04-05T08:43:00.000-04:002005-04-05T08:43:00.000-04:00With a 67% graduation rate.http://www.ncaa.org/gra...With a 67% graduation rate.<BR/><BR/>http://www.ncaa.org/grad_rates/2004/d1/schools/RPT00457.html<BR/><BR/>That's better than most of the schools in the tournament this year - only 23 of the 65 teams had rates higher than 50%. Two schools in the tournament, Minnesota and LSU, had 0% graduation on their teams in the past several years.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly, the graduation rate of black UNC Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com