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if you plug in science, the ratio is Dems 2 / 1 Reps. didn't have time to scroll down and look at the quotes, later for that

Lynn


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>From: Lorne Covington <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: At the National Conventions, the Words They Used - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com
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>Add "college" and read the quotes (scroll down after you add a word).  
>Quite a difference in the use of the word on the two sides; I started to 
>count the number of times it was used in a personal history vs. 
>opportunity for others context, and then noticed something interesting: 
>although the bubble said it was used in a 23:10 ratio, the quotes below 
>over-represented (by rough count) the democrats' use by 90:27 and the 
>people quoted by 47:16.  Hmmm.  Sort of sad to see in something that 
>gives the appearance of being a numerically accurate representation.  
>Would be interesting to see ratios on other words/terms, but work calls...
>
>Cool "article" though, I love things where you can explore the data - 
>thanks for the link!
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>On 9/7/2012 7:51 AM, Charlie Carlson wrote:
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>> http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/09/06/us/politics/convention-word-counts.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120907
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>> Here's a thought engaging visualization of the word choice selection by the two major parties during their national conventions.
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