Comments on: Statistical Discrimination http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:04:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: JFW http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-156266 JFW Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:23:59 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-156266 "IF you DO NOT HAVE DETAILED INFORMATION on an individual, it is rational to evaluate them on group averages." Just a guess here but, I would assume that the short black female had a resume when she applied for the position of principal. I'm thinking that qualifies as "detailed information". As such, the scenario doesn't apply to that which the author was speaking. “IF you DO NOT HAVE DETAILED INFORMATION on an individual, it is rational to evaluate them on group averages.”

Just a guess here but, I would assume that the short black female had a resume when she applied for the position of principal. I’m thinking that qualifies as “detailed information”. As such, the scenario doesn’t apply to that which the author was speaking.

]]> By: The Difference Between Statistical Discrimination And Racism at http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-156260 The Difference Between Statistical Discrimination And Racism at Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:46:57 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-156260 [...] It always annoys me when someone confuses true racism with statistical discrimination. VivirLatino gives a perfect example that here. More on statistical discrimination here. Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] […] It always annoys me when someone confuses true racism with statistical discrimination. VivirLatino gives a perfect example that here. More on statistical discrimination here. Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. […]

]]> By: Rolando Garza http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-84713 Rolando Garza Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:19:48 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-84713 Umm... small mistake on my comment... 'purchase insurance companies' should read 'purchase insurance'. Umm… small mistake on my comment… ‘purchase insurance companies’ should read ‘purchase insurance’.

]]> By: Rolando Garza http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-84712 Rolando Garza Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:18:29 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-84712 I agree with John, and HP on this one... but statistical differentiation is, in fact, what you go through when you take a loan from a bank, when you purchase insurance companies and when you watch advertisements on TV. I agree with John, and HP on this one… but statistical differentiation is, in fact, what you go through when you take a loan from a bank, when you purchase insurance companies and when you watch advertisements on TV.

]]> By: John http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-84627 John Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:13:01 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-84627 I think statistical discrimination is a fact and we can't no anything about it. Our everyday lives depend on statistics why not discimination? I think statistical discrimination is a fact and we can’t no anything about it.
Our everyday lives depend on statistics why not discimination?

]]> By: cad http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-83664 cad Fri, 10 Feb 2006 05:13:51 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-83664 What ever gave you that impression? lol What ever gave you that impression? lol

]]> By: HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-83662 HispanicPundit Fri, 10 Feb 2006 02:24:44 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-83662 Oh here we go again...:-) I keep getting this feeling like you guys are trying to tell me something.... Oh here we go again…:-)

I keep getting this feeling like you guys are trying to tell me something….

]]> By: cad http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-83660 cad Fri, 10 Feb 2006 02:04:39 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-83660 next entry, try a little more HP, a little less "quoting" :) next entry, try a little more HP, a little less “quoting”

:)

]]> By: HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-83632 HispanicPundit Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:52:01 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-83632 I don't think that 'statistical discrimination' is a good thing, but I do think that it is a practically inevitable result given human nature. And I do agree with the author in the sense that it is drastically different than full blown discrimination. Have you watched the movie <em>Crash</em>? What do you think about <a href="http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2005/09/crashing_into_s.html" rel="nofollow">this review</a> of that movie? My only point in bringing up statistical discrimination is what the author of that review alludes to at the end. I don’t think that ’statistical discrimination’ is a good thing, but I do think that it is a practically inevitable result given human nature. And I do agree with the author in the sense that it is drastically different than full blown discrimination.

Have you watched the movie Crash? What do you think about this review of that movie?

My only point in bringing up statistical discrimination is what the author of that review alludes to at the end.

]]> By: Kjerringa mot Strommen http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-83625 Kjerringa mot Strommen Thu, 09 Feb 2006 14:27:51 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2006/02/09/statistical-discrimination/#comment-83625 HP: I have become increasingly worried about you recently. Do you realize that unless you share your own view, the articles you exhibit on your blog represent you? There is nothing positive about "statistical differentiation" in judging another human being. Does this mean that my smart, effective, hard-working principal should not have been hired because she is short, black and female when most administrators in the District are tall, white and male? I do not judge others by statistics and I hope you don't either. Those who do miss out on real opportunities and compound the racism in this country. HP: I have become increasingly worried about you recently. Do you realize that unless you share your own view, the articles you exhibit on your blog represent you? There is nothing positive about “statistical differentiation” in judging another human being. Does this mean that my smart, effective, hard-working principal should not have been hired because she is short, black and female when most administrators in the District are tall, white and male? I do not judge others by statistics and I hope you don’t either. Those who do miss out on real opportunities and compound the racism in this country.

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