Comments for Finding Bad Guys in Data http://skillicorn.wordpress.com Knowledge Discovery in Adversarial Situations Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:51:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Spin in the US Presidential Primaries — Summary by whotookmyname http://skillicorn.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/spin-in-the-us-presidential-primaries-summary/#comment-30 whotookmyname Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:51:53 +0000 http://skillicorn.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-30 This is very interesting. I've never heard of the computerized speech analysis for lie detection purposes or of the "spin model". I would be very curious to see it tested against some case that can be verified. For example, against a criminal court case with the strong evidence... Funny, I've never analyzed it, but always had the impression that Clinton was more straightforward in her speeches than Obama. Now I know why :) This is very interesting. I’ve never heard of the computerized speech analysis for lie detection purposes or of the “spin model”. I would be very curious to see it tested against some case that can be verified. For example, against a criminal court case with the strong evidence…

Funny, I’ve never analyzed it, but always had the impression that Clinton was more straightforward in her speeches than Obama. Now I know why :)

]]> Comment on Election spin results covered by New Scientist by jeremyhelm http://skillicorn.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/election-spin-results-covered-by-new-scientist/#comment-29 jeremyhelm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:53:48 +0000 http://skillicorn.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-29 While reading comments on /. about the New Scientist article, one reader pointed out a discrepancy between Obama's spin rating (.31) @ http://skillicorn.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/comparing-the-democratic-and-republican-convention-spin/ vs "king of spin" as displayed in the following graphic: http://technology.newscientist.com/data/images/archive/2674/26746201.jpg Also in the number on your post is Romney, with 4.36 and he comes in under Giuliani and Thompson in the NS article? Would you explain these differences? Both the NS post & yours appear to be about the convention speeches and NS credit you with the data for their graphic Thanks While reading comments on /. about the New Scientist article, one reader pointed out a discrepancy between Obama’s spin rating (.31) @
http://skillicorn.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/comparing-the-democratic-and-republican-convention-spin/

vs “king of spin” as displayed in the following graphic:
http://technology.newscientist.com/data/images/archive/2674/26746201.jpg

Also in the number on your post is Romney, with 4.36 and he comes in under Giuliani and Thompson in the NS article? Would you explain these differences?

Both the NS post & yours appear to be about the convention speeches and NS credit you with the data for their graphic

Thanks

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