DATA MINING
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James Joyner | Thursday, July 17, 2003 |
Megan warns against the perils of data mining,
the idea that because some number was particularly good under the presidency of one’s chosen political party, that this therefore means that their policies are correct. Specifically, they use this kind of data to claim that some thing of which they are in favor is good for the economy — without reference to what that piece of data would have looked like absent their favored item.
Yep. To which I add my routine corollary: Presidents have precious little control over the economy.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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