The Second Apocalypse

Miscellaneous Chatter => Philosophy & Science => Topic started by: Madness on November 18, 2017, 07:18:39 pm

Title: Economic Mobility in the United States
Post by: Madness on November 18, 2017, 07:18:39 pm
Economic Mobility In The United States (http://www.pewtrusts.org/~/media/assets/2015/07/economicmobilityintheunitedstates.pdf?la=en)

Social mobility is something we've talked about at length for years here. This paper suggests that parent's income can partially predicts a child's economic mobility.
Title: Re: Economic Mobility in the United States
Post by: Wilshire on November 27, 2017, 06:02:22 pm
I think most interesting is that Men and Women differ extremely in how economically mobile they are, according to this. Men appeared closely bound by their parent's income, while women not as much.
Statistics are fun!
Title: Re: Economic Mobility in the United States
Post by: TaoHorror on November 27, 2017, 10:12:29 pm
I think most interesting is that Men and Women differ extremely in how economically mobile they are, according to this. Men appeared closely bound by their parent's income, while women not as much.
Statistics are fun!


You goad me, Wilshire ( or was it MSJ I blasted about statistics? ). shrugs, you all look the same to me.
Title: Re: Economic Mobility in the United States
Post by: Wilshire on November 28, 2017, 01:26:37 pm
lol, must have been someone else. Statistics are a tricky mistress to be sure.
Title: Re: Economic Mobility in the United States
Post by: MSJ on November 28, 2017, 06:48:14 pm
It was me. :)

I can't remember, what the argument was. I'm not a fan of statistics, as there are always anomalies.
Title: Re: Economic Mobility in the United States
Post by: TLEILAXU on November 28, 2017, 09:35:36 pm
Statistics are great. Using statistical correlations to "show" blacks are inferior is not great.
Title: Re: Economic Mobility in the United States
Post by: TaoHorror on November 28, 2017, 11:17:18 pm
Statistics are great. Using statistical correlations to "show" blacks are inferior is not great.

Statistics can be "ok" when used properly, but unfortunately they are mostly used for propaganda/manipulation.
Title: Re: Economic Mobility in the United States
Post by: Madness on November 29, 2017, 04:52:54 pm
Statistics are great. Using statistical correlations to "show" blacks are inferior is not great.

Statistics can be "ok" when used properly, but unfortunately they are mostly used for propaganda/manipulation.

This has definitely not been my experience with statistics. I'm sure you'd like The Undercover Philosopher, Tao.
Title: Re: Economic Mobility in the United States
Post by: TaoHorror on November 29, 2017, 08:15:29 pm
Statistics are great. Using statistical correlations to "show" blacks are inferior is not great.

Statistics can be "ok" when used properly, but unfortunately they are mostly used for propaganda/manipulation.

This has definitely not been my experience with statistics. I'm sure you'd like The Undercover Philosopher, Tao.

The less aware, the higher the manipulation  ;D