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Some want to see the computer ratings account for factors like margin of victory and home-field advantage, which the B.C.S. doesn't allow for.
Statistical certainty exists along a continuum of probabilities and not in absolutes; I am therefore reluctant to endorse arguments that rely on semantic distinctions about how terms like "margin of error" or "statistical significance" are applied.
Typically, when a poll is published, buried in the methodology section is a line that says something like "margin of error ± 3.5 percentage points", which means for example that Clinton's actual level of support could be as high as 50.3% or as low as 43.3%.
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As many studies have shown, people don't have an intuitive understanding of things like margins of error and random sampling; they prefer to focus on a single number, even if it's falsely precise, and so end up overemphasizing the report's headline number.
There is also word that AOL Time Warner is trying to sell its book division, partly to resolve the company's self-induced debt problems but also because the new head of the media and communications group doesn't like the margins of the business.
Jason Hickman, the executive editor, said the site's computer-generated rankings — based entirely on data like results, margin of victory and strength of schedule — provided something closer to an objective product.
We like a margin of safety.
That's more like the margin of victory that this dominant England side have deserved in the second half.
Fifteen yeast isolates (OBS1-OBS15) were selected for further studies based on their differential growth and colony morphology like margin, elevation, color, type of fermentation and shape.
And in past years, the ceremony have been known to favour films documenting the financial crisis, like Margin Call and The Wolf of Wall Street, both of which received major nominations.
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