By: Bobo Linq
Very nice work. Just one comment: The caption of your chart is a little confusing. In the text, you say “my average activism score is -10.40%.” And the scores are all negative percentages. But your...
View ArticleBy: A.J. Sutter
That’s not the only confusing thing. Differential compared to what? What does zero mean? Is a positive score possible? Although I assume the way the scale is defined may make mathematical sense, it is...
View ArticleBy: Corey Yung
Hi Bobo, Oops. Thanks for catching that. I have corrected the chart. I was using a positive value scale until I presented at Law and Society and most people agreed it made more sense for the scale to...
View ArticleBy: A.J. Sutter
Since the data may change in time over the years, maybe the scoring according to highest and lowest would need to be constantly tweaked? A simple manipulation like new score = -1/(raw score) would...
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