Generation Next
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James Joyner | Monday, March 12, 2007 |
Matthew Yglesias notes that Ann Hulbert’s column, which ostensibly reports on sophisticated statistical analysis of the differences between the 18-to-24-year old “Generation Next” and the 50-to-64-year-old “Baby Boomers,” incorporates some remarkably woeful statistical analysis. Shocking, that.
Even by journalistic standards, not understanding that “Roughly a third” and “35 percent” are represent similar numbers or that there are demographic differences between those generational cohorts beyond age is a bit much.
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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