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carbocation
on Aug 31, 2018
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How well does population density predict U.S. voti...
I'm actually wondering if the model was fixed to have an intercept at (0, 0). That line looks way off.
btilly
on Aug 31, 2018
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I wonder at the same thing. Allow the intercept to change and you'll get a massively better predictor. That will also stop moderately higher density counties from being green, and moderately lower density ones from being pink.
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