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In response to "Does my explanation make sense?" by spamlet

nobody's defaulting to anything. it's a biased study -- nm

Posted by moles (aka chris) Feb 24 '11, 11:12

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just because it isn't describing what you think it should be, doesn't mean the data is biased in and of itself. - znufrii Feb 24, 11:16 8
- do you understand why a resident of New York or California might be more likely to pay more taxes in all 50 states than someone in N. Dakota or Idaho? - moles Feb 24, 11:19 6
  - It's an attempt to correct for states that have large leisure industries. - spamlet Feb 24, 11:25 4
    - And if that's the argument you want to make, this data is useless. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 11:27 3
      - The NY/NJ argument? -- nm - spamlet Feb 24, 11:31 2
        
        they *really* like to travel in those states! -- nm - moles Feb 24, 11:34
        
        as a critique of any individual state's tax policy, really, but yes. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 11:33
  - certainly, and I think your criticisms are completely valid as far as how useful this data really is. - znufrii Feb 24, 11:23
- (note: I didn't ready any of the attached materials, so I have no idea whether they were drawing biased conclusions from the data.) - znufrii Feb 24, 11:18

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