tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post4423155153030621098..comments2024-03-03T04:40:39.492-05:00Comments on Fire Megan McArdle: How's The Weather Up There?bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907349163323395529noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-65149297962728287202008-12-31T10:58:00.000-05:002008-12-31T10:58:00.000-05:00Yes, Houston. Winter is pretty nice here, even tho...Yes, Houston. Winter is pretty nice here, even though I can count the number of cool days on fingers and toes.<BR/><BR/>I think we can train Megan to stand very still if we tell her that she's surrounded by poor people who will take her down if she moves a muscle.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-42314287638585612008-12-31T10:39:00.000-05:002008-12-31T10:39:00.000-05:00Correlation does not equal causation. The example...Correlation does not equal causation. The example of this I have stuck in my head from when I first learned the about the concept concerns correlation between shoe size and IQ score (for elementary school children). I don't see anything in the abstract of the study Megan cites that suggests that only adults were studied. I'm quite confident that height shows a strong correlation with income. The vast majority of people in the 2-4 foot range have incomes of $0.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-57805548379543250392008-12-30T18:33:00.000-05:002008-12-30T18:33:00.000-05:00Houston, eh? Spent the winter of 1969-70 in the (M...Houston, eh? Spent the winter of 1969-70 in the (Memorial) suburbs. <BR/><BR/>How difficult would it be to train Megan to stand perfectly stiff next to Southern folk? Or would it be a question of how many appletinis?<BR/><BR/>Happy Cheap Shot New Yr. to All!!M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2048715035467766557.post-88282071671452132422008-12-30T18:07:00.000-05:002008-12-30T18:07:00.000-05:00Down here people love to take pictures of themselv...Down here people love to take pictures of themselves next to Yao Ming life-size cut outs. Maybe Megan could pick up a little cash that way.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.com