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Apr 14, 2007 12:31

I feel like I am gradually exploring every aspect of the meaning of the word "people," in a very abstract sense ( Read more... )

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spangletigress April 21 2007, 01:14:30 UTC
Yes, he was the only other one in my math class and that greatly increased my respect for him. Of course, when I got to APBio, we weren't the only two...

It seems that AP Biology kids are more likely to support not-exactly-straight people than are a random sample of high school students (honors calc/stats)! This makes me happy!

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thebookwyrm13 April 21 2007, 23:06:49 UTC
But I'm in ALL APs. And I'm pretty sure no one else in my AP Bio class did it last year either...

Remember that single samples can have large sampling variation, so don't base your conclusions on just one trial each from the experimental and control groups.

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spangletigress April 21 2007, 23:11:19 UTC
Fine then, destroy that happiness.

And you're right, our conclusions were based only on two very small samples. But I still believe that I am right, anyhow! Think of that pin or bumper sticker that says: "I think, therefore I am liberal." Smart people like gay people better than do not-smart people, right?

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thebookwyrm13 April 23 2007, 03:07:11 UTC
Yes, your conclusion is right, but for the wrong reasons. Intelligent people do tend to be more liberal (your average college campus, for instance, usually leans left). But I'm in AP Stats, so I insist on a correct analysis, which you did not have. *mock elitist sniff*

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