On 5/8/12 2:19 PM, in article
20877748.3485.1336511980435.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynei5, "cc"
Ah, insults because you cannot figure out which of your own comments you
believe.
Come on, just try to pick one. Which of your contrary claims do you think
is correct? Or do you now think neither is? They clearly cannot both be
correct.
> I'm saying the same thing in both, and if you hadn't snipped after one single
> word in the first quote that would be apparent.
You are contradicting yourself - at one time saying Excel uses the standard
methods and at another denying they do.
> Excel generates a least squares regression line for a given input.
For example, on the data you asked me to look at. And I did. And these were
the results:
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http://tmp.gallopinginsanity.com/LinuxTrendMar2012Snit-vs-cc.png>
You do not like that the trend line went contrary to your claims - it goes
up - so you freaked out.
> This is "standard" in a sense, but not the only way to get a linear regression
> line.
Nobody said there were not other options to look at the data. But, of note,
you asked me to graph that data - and your request said nothing about using
a different method.
Your complaint with the method only came into being once you realized you
had self-nuked. And that I was laughing at you.
By the way: I still am. :)
> The input you are giving Excel is not "standard" in any sense, nor
> correct.
It is the data - the input - you asked me to use.
Another self-nuke by you.
> That is what I have said multiple times now, and it is evident above, even
> with taking such minimal quotes, that that is what I was saying. YOU fucked
> up, not Excel.
Ah, I used the data you asked me to and that was completely wrong of me. I
should never do as you ask. LOL! You self-nuking here is amazing!
> And before you ask, we both used the same data set.
I had no intention to ask. I do not care one whit what data set you are
using in your lame whining nor what methods you are using to try to get out
of the fact you made a mistake and self-nuked.
> So you are missing some key steps before doing the trendline. I have said that
> many times now.
The fact you claim I am missing steps is irrelevant. I have shown you the
steps that are required and showed you that I followed those steps (or used
the exact same commands - I used a right-click option to get to a feature
and not the ribbon... oh no!)
> Please stop lying.
Poor cc: he self-nukes and cannot admit it so he makes false accusations.
Waaaaahhhh... LOL!
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>>
>> cc #1:
>> -----
>> It will be 1%. Same as it ever was.
>> -----
>> cc #2:
>> -----
>> Linux has been on a significant downward trend since then.
>> -----
>>
>> Do you agree with your first statement where you claim it has always been at
>> 1% or your second statement which claims there has been a "significant down
>> trend"? Yes, I know you have tried to excuse your clear contradiction by
>> saying you were mocking the data you asked me to look at... but, come on,
>> which do you *really* believe.
>
> Obviously Linux has been at 1% for quite some time now. YOU said "Look at
> January" as if that single data point meant anything, and I mocked you and
> your arbitrary date choosing by saying it had trended downward since then.
So you do agree it has been trending downward since January... and thus you
disagree with your first claim that it has always been at 1% (it cannot have
always been at *anything* when it has been changing).
OK, fair enough: you are saying you were wrong in your #1 statement and
right in your #2 statement. Excellent. Good to see you admit that.
> You see how I used two different scales?
Consistency is not your strong point. Sure.
> One short time period to mock you (starting in January), and one longer time
> period (10 years) to make my actual points.
Oh, the idea that it has trended around 1% for some time is not in
contention (though, as I have noted, I have not been following the trends
for 10 years). I am merely noting how you contradict yourself.
And how I find it amusing to see you self nuke. Goodness, you are funny!
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>>
>> cc #1, admitting he used different data
>> -----
>> using Snit's numbers from the link plus ....
>> -----
>> cc #2, denying he used different data:
>> -----
>> | In other words, if you use different data you get a
>> | different result.
>> No.
>> -----
>> cc #3, back to admitting he used different data:
>> -----
>> I used the exact same data you used, plus ...
>> -----
>>
>> So did you use the same data I did (the data you asked me to) or did you use
>> that data *plus* other data? You make both claims. Which do you want to
>> claim is your current belief?
>
> I used both, moron.
You went back and forth. But let's stick to the data set you asked me to
use:
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http://tmp.gallopinginsanity.com/LinuxTrendMar2012Snit-vs-cc.png>
The linear trend line is clearly going up. You never have been able to
admit that.
> I gave equations for both sets of data. Adding one additional data point (as
> would be "standard" anyway) did little to change the equations. Lately I've
> just been referring to calculations made using ONLY your data,
Are you calling the data you asked me to use my data now? Or are you
referring to the 12 month data I initially used? You flip flop and get
yourself so tied up into knots I really do not know which you mean.
And the funny thing is I bet you have no idea, either.
> so we can compare apples to apples (although why you would not use the most
> current data is beyond me, but after watching your video it becomes a little
> clearer), but in the original thread I gave equations for both. You are
> seriously stupid.
You gave equations. How lovely. Are those the equations you are saying
prove the way Excel and Numbers handle the linear trend lines are wrong? Or
are you saying Excel and Numbers handle that work correctly now? You go
back and forth on it so often it is impossible to know what you are
currently thinking.
But it is fun to make fun of your inconsistencies and your self-nuking. It
is not like you will ever be honest about it.
> I've explained all this numerous times.
Oh, you have made up all sorts of funny stories... funny enough where you
are still getting attention from me. But face it, the facts prove you
wrong:
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http://tmp.gallopinginsanity.com/LinuxTrendMar2012Snit-vs-cc.png>
And while perhaps this does not speak well of me, I love how clearly pissed
off you are that the data proves you wrong. It just is great! You are very
amusing when you are freaking out trying to recover from your many
screw-up's... you just tie yourself into knots more and more and more. You
offer a very funny comedy show!
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"I mischaracterize things you say." - cc