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In reply to the discussion: Global warming 'hiatus' never happened, NOAA scientists say [View all]DesMoinesDem
(1,569 posts)41. Stop embarrassing yourself. You're complaining about linear trend lines...like the one in the OP.
You clearly have no idea what you are taking about.
"You simply don't do trend analysis of fluctuating values by starting from one point and drawing a straight line to another point, ignoring the fluctuations in between. ". LOL. If the data was just a straight line you wouldn't need a trendline.
"As such, those graphs are clearly intended to deceive, as is the meme of "look at temperatures since 1998." That's why you said look at the temperatures since 1997 and 1999 instead! It's dramatically different! I proved you wrong with two datasets and you started arguing about linear trend lines. That's pure ignorance.
Sorry, the data says you are wrong. You're arguing against science and basic statistics.
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'Watts Up With That" are liars and frauds, funded by fossil fuel. If they don't like this, it's good
muriel_volestrangler
Jun 2015
#16
No, there isn't really dramatic warming if you start the trend in 1997 or 1999.
DesMoinesDem
Jun 2015
#24
No, you're still wrong. Even when using the GISTEMP dataset that your graph uses
DesMoinesDem
Jun 2015
#29
You start your bogus trend lines at .5 and go up to .6, which IS a dramatic increase.
tclambert
Jun 2015
#31
Holy shit this is funny. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.
DesMoinesDem
Jun 2015
#32
If you have a data set of fluctuating values, straight lines ARE bad trend analysis.
tclambert
Jun 2015
#39
Stop embarrassing yourself. You're complaining about linear trend lines...like the one in the OP.
DesMoinesDem
Jun 2015
#41
Clearly the GOP doesn't have the market FULLY cornered on scientific illiteracy yet
NickB79
Jun 2015
#36