diff --git a/blog/2022/07/05/i-will-bet-on-your-success-or-failure/index.md b/blog/2022/07/05/i-will-bet-on-your-success-or-failure/index.md index fb8511d..5608081 100644 --- a/blog/2022/07/05/i-will-bet-on-your-success-or-failure/index.md +++ b/blog/2022/07/05/i-will-bet-on-your-success-or-failure/index.md @@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ Brave people who have taken me up on this offer: - [@BenRCongdon](https://twitter.com/BenRCongdon) for [this market](https://manifold.markets/bcongdon/will-i-run-a-halfmarathon-in-2022). - [@Cosmojg](https://twitter.com/cosmojg/status/1549927067055460352) for [this market](https://manifold.markets/cos/will-i-launch-my-digital-futarchy-b). +- Gavriel K, for [Will I start a blog this month?](https://manifold.markets/GavrielK/will-i-start-a-blog-this-month) diff --git a/blog/2022/08/04/usd1-000-squiggle-experimentation-challenge/.index.md.swp b/blog/2022/08/04/usd1-000-squiggle-experimentation-challenge/.index.md.swp deleted file mode 100644 index e2ccc3f..0000000 Binary files a/blog/2022/08/04/usd1-000-squiggle-experimentation-challenge/.index.md.swp and /dev/null differ diff --git a/blog/2022/08/08/forecasting-newsletter-july-2022/index.md b/blog/2022/08/08/forecasting-newsletter-july-2022/index.md index b4cbeff..31041fc 100644 --- a/blog/2022/08/08/forecasting-newsletter-july-2022/index.md +++ b/blog/2022/08/08/forecasting-newsletter-july-2022/index.md @@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ Forecasting Newsletter: July 2022 ============== - - ## Highlights * PredictIt has [lost CFTC approval](https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8567-22) diff --git a/blog/2022/08/18/what-do-americans-mean-by-cutlery/.images/cutlery.png b/blog/2022/08/18/what-do-americans-mean-by-cutlery/.images/cutlery.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..26be79b Binary files /dev/null and b/blog/2022/08/18/what-do-americans-mean-by-cutlery/.images/cutlery.png differ diff --git a/blog/2022/08/18/what-do-americans-mean-by-cutlery/.src/cutlery.R b/blog/2022/08/18/what-do-americans-mean-by-cutlery/.src/cutlery.R new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d92f87b --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/2022/08/18/what-do-americans-mean-by-cutlery/.src/cutlery.R @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +## install.packages('ggplot2') +library(ggplot2) +library(ggthemes) + +## import data +dir <- "~/Downloads/cutlery.csv" +data <- read.csv(paste(dir, "cutlery.csv", sep=""), header=TRUE) +# View(data) +answer_var = colnames(data)[16] +answer_var + +freq_cut = sum(data[, answer_var] == "Knifes and cutting instruments") / dim(data)[1] +freq_eat = sum(data[, answer_var] == "Knifes, forks and spoons") / dim(data)[1] + +d = list() +d$x = c("Knifes and cutting instruments", "Knifes, forks and spoons") +d$y = c(freq_cut, freq_eat) +d2 = as.data.frame(d) + +title_text = "What do Americans think that 'cutlery' refers to?" +subtitle_text = "Utensils to eat, or things which cut? (n=21)" +label_x_axis = element_blank() +label_y_axis = element_blank() +ggplot(data=d2, aes(x=x, y=y))+ + geom_col(fill="navyblue")+ + labs( + title=title_text, + subtitle=subtitle_text, + x=label_x_axis, + y=label_y_axis + ) + + scale_y_continuous(labels = scales::percent, breaks=seq(0,1,by=0.2), limits=c(0,0.6)) + + theme_tufte() + + theme( + axis.ticks.x = element_blank(), + legend.title = element_blank(), + plot.title = element_text(hjust = 0.5), + plot.subtitle = element_text(hjust = 0.5), + legend.position="bottom", + legend.box="vertical", + axis.text.x=element_text(angle=0, hjust=0.5), + plot.background=element_rect(fill = "white",colour = NA) + ) + +getwd() ## Working directory on which the file will be saved. Can be changed with setwd("/your/directory") +height = 5 +width = floor(height*(1+sqrt(5))/3) +ggsave("cutlery.png", width=width, height=height) diff --git a/blog/2022/08/18/what-do-americans-mean-by-cutlery/.src/cutlery.csv b/blog/2022/08/18/what-do-americans-mean-by-cutlery/.src/cutlery.csv new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b27c7d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/2022/08/18/what-do-americans-mean-by-cutlery/.src/cutlery.csv @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +Run,Program Version,User,Time Started (UTC),Time Finished (UTC),Minutes Spent,Position,Points,participantID,assignmentID,projectID,startedAt,computerCountry,computerID,device,"In your experience, what does the word ""cutlery"" refer to? (q9p68xk)",curtleryAnswer,buttontext,finished,project_id,assignment_id,participant_id,url,age,gender,education,yearOfBirth,educationScore,householdIncome,femaleAs1MaleAs0,householdIncomeScore,householdIncomeEstimate +7106512,7,,2022-02-25 21:59:08,,0.2,rl4pf73,0,8c3b76f7,dc2d29bf,add5943b,2022/02/25 04:58 PM,United States,2c62bdae89e44f5fd76dbd6bd45092a0f7318b13,desktop,"Knifes, forks and spoons","Knifes, forks and spoons",Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,dc2d29bf,8c3b76f7,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,35,female,completedAssociateDegreeOnly,1987,4,"$25,000 to $39,999",1,2,32500 +7106514,7,,2022-02-25 21:59:35,,0.07,rl4pf73,0,348d9309,b5068fbe,add5943b,2022/02/25 04:58 PM,United States,81c7dc558619364a12b2ecedd8fcb237b06bc12f,desktop,"Knifes, forks and spoons","Knifes, forks and spoons",Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,b5068fbe,348d9309,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,36,male,completedOnlyHighSchoolOrTheEquivalent,1986,2,"Less than $9,999",0,0,4500 +7106517,7,,2022-02-25 22:01:05,,1.27,rl4pf73,0,057ade9f,d1c1f9e5,add5943b,2022/02/25 04:58 PM,United States,f8e569475744500a905242dd04a63ee665f9b469,desktop,"Knifes, forks and spoons","Knifes, forks and spoons",Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,d1c1f9e5,057ade9f,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,29,male,completedBachelorsDegree,1993,5,"$60,000 to $84,999",0,4,72500 +7106518,7,,2022-02-25 22:01:11,,0.4,rl4pf73,0,03dfd7b1,2467d9cc,add5943b,2022/02/25 04:58 PM,United States,5468db8a887c145dc4905385f8adab87fd2dd282,desktop,Knifes and cutting instruments,Knifes and cutting instruments,Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,2467d9cc,03dfd7b1,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,38,female,completedMastersDegree,1983,6,"$40,000 to $59,999",1,3,50000 +7106521,7,,2022-02-25 22:02:43,,0.1,rl4pf73,0,b5c1e000,cf95c668,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:02 PM,United States,fd5c19bfbd2a3ded36536255e9effc3d776151ef,desktop,Knifes and cutting instruments,Knifes and cutting instruments,Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,cf95c668,b5c1e000,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,28,male,completedBachelorsDegree,1993,5,"$10,000 to $24,999",0,1,17500 +7106523,7,,2022-02-25 22:05:37,,0.05,rl4pf73,0,b643e390,59483c2d,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:05 PM,United States,bb7e275f326f8aceb69f8886eed500d554e57c98,desktop,"Knifes, forks and spoons","Knifes, forks and spoons",Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,59483c2d,b643e390,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,36,female,completedOnlyHighSchoolOrTheEquivalent,1986,2,"$85,000 to $114,999",1,5,100000 +7106524,7,,2022-02-25 22:05:40,,0.13,rl4pf73,0,2a3223f3,3bcc91f2,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:05 PM,United States,c88e3ff23c5c110555699074bb29262d38dbdf93,desktop,Knifes and cutting instruments,Knifes and cutting instruments,Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,3bcc91f2,2a3223f3,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,34,male,completedTradeTechicalVocationalTraing,1987,3,"$10,000 to $24,999",0,1,17500 +7106525,7,,2022-02-25 22:05:58,,0.12,rl4pf73,0,379c2299,c4157993,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:05 PM,United States,abd83a0b499b5fbcfb45766d30f292feb8ae9c9f,desktop,"Knifes, forks and spoons","Knifes, forks and spoons",Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,c4157993,379c2299,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,33,female,completedMastersDegree,1989,6,"$85,000 to $114,999",1,5,100000 +7106526,7,,2022-02-25 22:06:36,,0.12,rl4pf73,0,14322244,e041058a,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:06 PM,United States,17716193e617c73535c9c4f9404fa06190e3b5b0,desktop,Knifes and cutting instruments,Knifes and cutting instruments,Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,e041058a,14322244,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,35,female,completedMastersDegree,1987,6,"$150,000 to $199,999",1,7,175000 +7106527,7,,2022-02-25 22:06:40,,0.13,rl4pf73,0,d09735aa,1b8b6721,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:05 PM,United States,a5201582abfbe7ceec8deb67fe61685008e7008a,desktop,"Knifes, forks and spoons","Knifes, forks and spoons",Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,1b8b6721,d09735aa,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,47,male,completedOnlyHighSchoolOrTheEquivalent,1974,2,"$25,000 to $39,999",0,2,32500 +7106530,7,,2022-02-25 22:07:39,,0.15,rl4pf73,0,b23dff26,93322c5e,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:05 PM,United States,b59e5ab5cfd04520ded57230ff696f777b216f15,desktop,"Knifes, forks and spoons","Knifes, forks and spoons",Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,93322c5e,b23dff26,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,70,male,completedOnlyHighSchoolOrTheEquivalent,1952,2,"$25,000 to $39,999",0,2,32500 +7106539,7,,2022-02-25 22:11:44,,0.25,rl4pf73,0,096fe7ae,58aa8ffb,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:11 PM,United States,3ae49fdbafbc0a92bef574462be8b5af65d9b41b,desktop,Knifes and cutting instruments,Knifes and cutting instruments,Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,58aa8ffb,096fe7ae,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,34,male,completedOnlyHighSchoolOrTheEquivalent,1987,2,"$40,000 to $59,999",0,3,50000 +7106552,7,,2022-02-25 22:19:17,,0.1,rl4pf73,0,7624802c,d4739f8e,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:18 PM,United States,d93f060b1885c81a1b4259f6a9b549d152573284,desktop,Knifes and cutting instruments,Knifes and cutting instruments,Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,d4739f8e,7624802c,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,25,male,completedBachelorsDegree,1996,5,"$60,000 to $84,999",0,4,72500 +7106553,7,,2022-02-25 22:20:57,,0.17,rl4pf73,0,7a939e71,275f0580,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:20 PM,United States,ecfd3b155d7e2e39bf79ae44691b6a1bd1b22e5e,desktop,"Knifes, forks and spoons","Knifes, forks and spoons",Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,275f0580,7a939e71,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,27,male,completedOnlyHighSchoolOrTheEquivalent,1995,2,"$25,000 to $39,999",0,2,32500 +7106554,7,,2022-02-25 22:21:03,,0.12,rl4pf73,0,95c75ca0,88534cde,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:19 PM,United States,9e31b974bf9d3c90667c7edb9ad5ea68680078fc,desktop,Knifes and cutting instruments,Knifes and cutting instruments,Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,88534cde,95c75ca0,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,68,male,completedMastersDegree,1953,6,"$25,000 to $39,999",0,2,32500 +7106568,7,,2022-02-25 22:34:36,,0.15,rl4pf73,0,1143572,7e08b08e,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:32 PM,United States,5cda043c89a8987def42dcc5492d6c315f3c4d90,desktop,Knifes and cutting instruments,Knifes and cutting instruments,Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,7e08b08e,1143572,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,50,male,completedBachelorsDegree,1971,5,"$60,000 to $84,999",0,4,72500 +7106569,7,,2022-02-25 22:35:56,,0.18,rl4pf73,0,c440a526,57fed0af,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:35 PM,United States,dd9694aa7ad70fb29c7efdf32558b38ab7cf14db,desktop,"Knifes, forks and spoons","Knifes, forks and spoons",Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,57fed0af,c440a526,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,47,female,completedBachelorsDegree,1974,5,"$150,000 to $199,999",1,7,175000 +7106574,7,,2022-02-25 22:40:13,,0.17,rl4pf73,0,bb17ac4b,4e036c71,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:39 PM,United States,2a1840e15560f6695cda22282262292235d0e486,desktop,Knifes and cutting instruments,Knifes and cutting instruments,Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,4e036c71,bb17ac4b,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,32,male,completedOnlyHighSchoolOrTheEquivalent,1989,2,"$25,000 to $39,999",0,2,32500 +7106578,7,,2022-02-25 22:55:47,,0.1,rl4pf73,0,d69898c9,8a7cb24c,add5943b,2022/02/25 05:55 PM,United States,7fb2567ab60cd490e8893a9bb63d4cdf4be5538c,desktop,"Knifes, forks and spoons","Knifes, forks and spoons",Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,8a7cb24c,d69898c9,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,26,male,completedBachelorsDegree,1995,5,"$40,000 to $59,999",0,3,50000 +7106589,7,,2022-02-25 23:08:26,,0.15,rl4pf73,0,317d31be,3c8664e2,add5943b,2022/02/25 06:07 PM,United States,10a2eb3344ace107c0c1b815963bdbdca5582d83,desktop,"Knifes, forks and spoons","Knifes, forks and spoons",Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,3c8664e2,317d31be,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,51,male,completedBachelorsDegree,1971,5,"$10,000 to $24,999",0,1,17500 +7106638,7,,2022-02-26 00:18:45,,0.1,rl4pf73,0,44da3bad,3d105645,add5943b,2022/02/25 07:18 PM,United States,3e43a4da20f550bd4ed188ece3192c8cbb163998,desktop,"Knifes, forks and spoons","Knifes, forks and spoons",Click to finish and give feedback,1,add5943b,3d105645,44da3bad,https://app.positly.com/#/f?task_id=add5943b,25,female,completedBachelorsDegree,1996,5,"$85,000 to $114,999",1,5,100000 diff --git a/blog/2022/08/18/what-do-americans-mean-by-cutlery/index.md b/blog/2022/08/18/what-do-americans-mean-by-cutlery/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d331816 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/2022/08/18/what-do-americans-mean-by-cutlery/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +What do Americans think 'cutlery' means? +======================================== + +A while ago, I got into a discussion about what Americans think that the word "cutlery" means. The person I was discussing this with claimed that Americans thought that this referred to cutting instruments, and I claimed that this was preposterous, and that it clearly means all eating instruments. + +