"There is a 97.5% chance that Al Gore was short-changed at least 2,008 votes...."

That's the conclusion of statistical analysis done by Craig Fox of Duke University, by comparing plots of how votes in Palm Beach County compared to the other counties in Florida....

I'm not really a fan of either Gore or Bush (I see pluses and minuses to each), but I thought this was interesting....

You can read the article (from New Scientist magazine) below -- and to see the revealing graph that he was talking about....

Those guys in Palm Beach County perhaps should have consulted with some mail order marketers! They know how to design a good coupon which works....

A ballot paper is probably not too different.... :)

Dien Rice


What statistical analysis reveals about the vote in Palm Beach County, Florida....