Montclair SocioBlog

A blog by Jay Livingston -- what I've been thinking, reading, seeing, or doing. Although I am an emeritus member of the Montclair State University department of sociology, this blog has no official connection to Montclair State University. “Montclair State University does not endorse the views or opinions expressed therein. The content provided is that of the author and does not express the view of Montclair State University.”

Whose Bad Guess is More Bad? Difficult Comparisons

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October 29, 2014 Jay Livingston How to compare percentages that are very different?  A recent Guardian/Ipsos poll asked people in fourt...

Shootings and Elephants

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October 25, 2014 Posted by Jay Livingston Why would an apparently happy kid shoot several classmates? That seems to be the question that’...

Risk Managers Are Worried About Inequality

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October 23, 2014 Posted by Jay Livingston Who’s worrying about inequality? It’s not just the scraggly bunch that occupied Zucotti Park, a...

Et in Arcadia Inflation*

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October 22, 2014 Posted by Jay Livingston What do you do when your published predictions prove wrong? How do you resolve the dissonance b...
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