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This analysis makes me wonder, like I always do, how they can call some states so early.

Posted by Volnelk Nov 4 '20, 19:56

Yet here we are with 88% of the state in and we can’t call it yet but other states were called when there was 35% in.

I get that it works out, I just don’t get how they can do anything with certainty.

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lies, damn lies and statistics. -- nm - znufrii Nov 4, 20:00
Some states didn't earn a wishy-washy reputation ;p -- nm - crash davis Nov 4, 19:58 1
- Also a lot of states don't have so dang many people -- nm - crash davis Nov 4, 20:02
Some states start counting as the absentees come in. Others wait to start until the polls close. -- nm - Meg Nov 4, 19:58 3
- I get that. I’m saying the analysts call the winner when there is still only a very small percentage in. Yet here we are in these states.... - Volnelk Nov 4, 20:06 2
  - They've learned it matters which votes you're counting. If they could count a representative sample they could make a good guess, but when - Megberry Sauce 🦃🥧🏈 Nov 4, 20:09
  - Statistical modeling. - znufrii Nov 4, 20:09

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This analysis makes me wonder, like I always do, how they can call some states so early.

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