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Border crossings down 70% since ending Title 42

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by citygator, Jun 6, 2023.

  1. wgbgator

    wgbgator Premium Member

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    I just showed how raw data could be manipulated, by depriving it of other context. If stats can be manipulated and cant be trusted, it doesn't matter, the raw date doesnt tell the full story. If some of the numbers can be discarded like you suggest, then your imagination just fills in the rest.
     
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  2. Trickster

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    Remained in which country?
     
  3. 14serenoa

    14serenoa Living in Orange and surrounded by Seminoles... VIP Member

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    With additional border troops on the ground wouldn't crossing encounters increase?
    OR, staging more troops at the border has deterred illegal crossing attempts?
     
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  4. docspor

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    no thanks to me. I crossed old school last week.

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  5. UFLawyer

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    Ughhh. Hopelessly argumentative. At no point in any post on this thread did I say or suggest that Raw Data tells the full story.
     
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  6. jjgator55

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    You should stop now. At this point you’re being destroyed and just embarrassing yourself.
     
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  7. UFLawyer

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    Destroyed? Bwaaaaahaaaaahaaaa. Reading comprehension is a skill everyone should master. That way you don’t make foolish boasts about matters that aren’t debatable.
     
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  8. jjgator55

    jjgator55 VIP Member

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    Trying to help you here. You’re losing badly to people who actually understand the subject leaving you flopping around like a landed fish trying to respond when you should just sit down.
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  9. UFLawyer

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    OMG. Really? I’m loosing an argument in which I am stating a universally accepted precept that statistics without the raw data is worthless. What is a man to do? LOl. There are actual books (those are those rectangle things with paper) written on the subject. One of the most popular is Lies, Damn Lies and Statistic…required reading in my statistics class at UF. Keep trying little one. One day the adult table will have a seat for you.
     
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  10. jjgator55

    jjgator55 VIP Member

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    Calm down. You’re becoming hysterical and starting to misspell words.
     
  11. UFLawyer

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    And you are boring me. Shoo
     
  12. mdgator05

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    So is this when the whole "we want legal immigrants" charade comes down? Whether a person comes in legally or illegally is just a distraction, apparently.
     
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  13. tampagtr

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    Brilliant linked post. The only thing I would add is that CBP was rogue even before Trump. They make their own priorities
     
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  14. mdgator05

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    This is a word salad. Statistics are a description of data, often utilized to test a hypothesis. "Raw data is not statistical by itself" literally means nothing.
     
  15. jjgator55

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  16. UFLawyer

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    Statistics are not a description of data, they are typically a comparison of data with an end result being a conclusive assertion. The manipulation usually occurs in the conclusion itself, or providing incomplete raw data. No word salad here, just fundamental truth.
     
  17. mdgator05

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    You might want to look up the words "descriptive statistics." And no, statistics are not purely hypothesis testing.

    You clearly have no idea what statistics are.
     
  18. jjgator55

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    Is this kid really a lawyer? His posts are riddled with misspelled words and lack the thoughtfulness you might expect from a real lawyer, so I’m having my doubts.
     
  19. UFLawyer

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    Nope. That statement, although I have never used it, is directed at the process. America has laws in place for immigration. Many people follow those laws and wait in line for their turn. Those are legal immigrants. Illegal immigrants are those people who enter this country and are in non-compliance with the law. A good way for you to think about them is how you describe people as white privileged. Illegal immigrants think they are special. The first thing the illegal immigrant does when he steps foot on our land is break the law, showing no respect for the USA or his fellow countrymen waiting “in line”. Hope that helps
     
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  20. mdgator05

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    And apparently this entire post is a distraction, according to you.

    Also, there is no line.