tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post2771294717500422043..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Housing Prices Attract People to Smaller CitiesDr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-3510783284332378502016-04-27T13:43:20.114-06:002016-04-27T13:43:20.114-06:00Anthony Graham: 44/50 You wrote "... that was...Anthony Graham: 44/50 You wrote "... that was produced ..." which should have been "... that were produced ..." . by different publications and/or websites, all surrounded by advertising. Then you wrote "... like most otherS ...". <br /><br />This is all good. What's interesting is the assertion that these pop lists are there to sell advertising.<br /><br />Why Dave Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877686358267438045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-7208120114789109582016-04-24T21:28:35.676-06:002016-04-24T21:28:35.676-06:00I too love reading the type of "pop ratings&q...I too love reading the type of "pop ratings" that LightningMcQueen brings to our attention! I reviewed the list of cities and found my current residence of Saint George, Utah sits at #34. Exciting, isn't it? Based upon the fact that housing affordability is the most important factor for those who are considering a specific community to reside, then my home town of Detroit, Michigan Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14534519697733382234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-82350706489897838452015-12-16T11:21:15.888-07:002015-12-16T11:21:15.888-07:00SpencerM: 50/50
1) If you take more of my classes...SpencerM: 50/50<br /><br />1) If you take more of my classes, I'll show you that you should look at the regression's overall F-statistic rather than adjusted R-squared. It gets you all the same information, plus some more.<br /><br />2) This isn't my area, so I don't know, but I'd be certain that there are a ton of sites that actually keep track of that city data.Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-25577033826404027992015-12-09T14:29:27.947-07:002015-12-09T14:29:27.947-07:00I always take a second to read these rankings when...I always take a second to read these rankings when they appear. I have always wondered why over the years it seems like there is no consistency with the top ranked cities. After taking a few economics classes I have noticed, as Dr. Tufte said, that chosen variables and how they are weighted is crucial to the outcome. These variables can be chosen and weighted in all sorts of different ways SpencerMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07441218769461429226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-89288984548802616912015-12-01T15:24:40.860-07:002015-12-01T15:24:40.860-07:00LightningMcQueen: 100/100
Good for you! For most ...LightningMcQueen: 100/100<br /><br />Good for you! For most of the 80's and 90's, the town where I grew up was rated as the safest place in America with over 100K people. It made me feel good, even though I'd moved away.<br /><br />But ... oooh. I hate to rain on your parade, but statistically, almost all of those rankings of cites are nonsense. So LightningMcQueen's sense here Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.com