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The hashtag #natesilverfacts has been trending on Twitter since Election Night. Here are some of the best:

@weldonwk: Nate Silver wasn't born, the probability of his existence just increased #natesilverfacts

@edyong209: Immense RT @TrojanScientist: Before going on a date, Nate Silver calculates the prior probability of reaching third Bayes.

@petridishes: Han Solo lets Nate Silver tell him the odds. #natesilverfacts

@edwardbenson: Nate Silver escaped from a Prisoner of War camp by shrugging and making an independence assumption #natesilverfacts

@Smedette: Nate Silver can recite Pi. Backwards. #NateSilverFacts

@clarklab: Statistical margin of error will now be referred to as “Distance from Nate” #natesilverfacts

We also have the (fictitious, one hopes) #drunknatesilver ("Last night, I walked onto a maternity ward and pointed out the 53rd President of the United States. #DrunkNateSilver").

Then there's the hilariously over-the-top parody account @fivethirtynate, which has gems like this: "@fivethirtynate: Molten variables hiss and roar. On my mind-forge, I hammer them into the greatsword Epistemology. Many are my foes this night!"

Also, some people think he's a witch :)

Date: 2012-11-10 04:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] squibstress.livejournal.com
Funny stuff.

Read an interesting piece on the topic at the Good Math/Bad Math blog. As someone with only the most rudimentary understanding of statistics, I have no idea if it's accurate.

Date: 2012-11-11 07:38 am (UTC)
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@petridishes: Han Solo lets Nate Silver tell him the odds.

Husband and I lol'ed.

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