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More on those CNN debate graphs

I found this article at the American Prospect by Sam Boyd to be very informative: What Are Those Squiggly Lines on CNN Telling You? He digs into the history of "dial-testing" and the criticisms of it.

Previously: Graphing the debates (live!)

Oct 16, 2008 9:13:20 PM | Computers, Culture, Media, Politics, Society, Technology
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