tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post4453830150319353885..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: Perceptions of Probability in GenealogyJDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-67899059877463598202018-01-03T20:09:15.328-05:002018-01-03T20:09:15.328-05:00Elizabeth: Thank you for the clarification. As for...Elizabeth: Thank you for the clarification. As for the Reddit terms, I have no explanation, just reporting on what they did. I do share your puzzlement.JDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-5387641598306606012018-01-02T20:51:41.785-05:002018-01-02T20:51:41.785-05:00Thanks John. You're right. I shouldn't loo...Thanks John. You're right. I shouldn't look at these things in a hurry late at night!Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-62000641554826421362018-01-02T20:42:41.182-05:002018-01-02T20:42:41.182-05:00Debbie: At https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautif...Debbie: At https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/3hi7ul/oc_what_someone_interprets_when_you_say_probably/ is says it's a poll inspired by a CIA study. As I read it it's not the CIA data but data you can examine at https://pastebin.com/byPieqz0/.JDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-3511740439724705942018-01-02T20:29:02.112-05:002018-01-02T20:29:02.112-05:00John
This chart is actually based on a study by t...John<br /><br />This chart is actually based on a study by the CIA and not a survey of Reddit users. For background information see the link here which includes a link to the original Reddit thread where the research was discussed:<br /><br /><a href="https://github.com/zonination/perceptions/blob/master/README.md" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/zonination/perceptions/blob/master/README.md</a>Debbie Kennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573470282571579765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-33217025409792530082018-01-02T17:14:03.761-05:002018-01-02T17:14:03.761-05:00John, just to clarify, EE's "Levels of Co...John, just to clarify, EE's "Levels of Confidence" don't quite match the way you cite them. <br /><br />You state: "Compare these to a logical hierarchy of levels of confidence suggested by Elizabeth Shown Mills in Evidence Explained ... certainly, probably, possibly, likely, apparently, and perhaps."<br /><br />Under no conditions would EE (or I) say that "likelyElizabeth Shown Millshttps://www.evidenceexplained.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-67362585901601055862018-01-02T09:35:42.824-05:002018-01-02T09:35:42.824-05:00But only the participating genealogy community wou...But only the participating genealogy community would understand/use it. I think the general population would keep their own opinion of the word. Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996706571996335244noreply@blogger.com