After calculating the linear regression, and finding the formula for both candidates, I realized that on November fourth, Obama would win North Carolina, 49% to 48%. The accuracy of this being correct was 45% for Obama, and 2% for McCain. This led me to believe that my percentage was incorrect, but I still refused to lose faith in Obama. Then finally, on November 5, we figured out that Obama did win North Carolina, 50% to 49%. Obviously, this did not match my findings, but this came to no surprise because from the beginning, I knew the percentage of my findings were not exact.
All in all, in this 2008 election, North Carolina was a democratic state. This rose Obama into a much higher position than McCain. And although it was a democratic state this election, who knows what the future hides, for the statistics may change in the next election.
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