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Unscientific Survey: Louisiana Dumbest State
Posted on 6/15/14 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 6/15/14 at 12:15 pm
"Is your home state filled with geniuses or boneheads? A new study has set out to discover just that, according to your borderline illiterate posts on Twitter. Quirky real estate company, Movoto, analyzed more than 500,000 tweets from across the country to determine the average grade reading level of each state. The results are laughably pathetic, with the entire United States scoring just below a 5th grade reading level."
Smartest and Dumbest States
And we throw rocks at people who want to re-vamp the educational system. Go figure.
Smartest and Dumbest States
And we throw rocks at people who want to re-vamp the educational system. Go figure.
This post was edited on 6/15/14 at 1:13 pm
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Posted on 6/15/14 at 12:20 pm to tigerpawl
Considering 99% of Twitter can't be read or understood by someone with half a brain...
Posted on 6/15/14 at 12:22 pm to tigerpawl
I don't use twitter, but isn't the point to convey your message in as few characters as possible? That would lead to the dropping of tenses and possessives would it not?
Posted on 6/15/14 at 12:23 pm to tigerpawl
Posted on 6/15/14 at 12:24 pm to Jake88
quote:The survey implies it used the same criteria for all 50 states - whatever that might be.
I don't use twitter, but isn't the point to convey your message in as few characters as possible? That would lead to the dropping of tenses and possessives would it not?
This post was edited on 6/15/14 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 6/15/14 at 12:25 pm to tigerpawl
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nalyzed more than 500,000 tweets from across the country to determine the average grade reading level of each state
I wonder how words that we only use in Southern Louisiana, like "geaux", influenced our "average grade reading level"
Posted on 6/15/14 at 12:41 pm to tigerpawl
It's really not surprising since Louisiana test scores are often the lowest in the country right along with Mississippi...
Posted on 6/15/14 at 12:46 pm to PrimeTime Money
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It's really not surprising since Louisiana test scores are often the lowest in the country right along with Mississippi...
LINK
We tied for 39th on average ACT score
Posted on 6/15/14 at 12:47 pm to tigerpawl
Using Twitter as a source to determine reading level?
Is it just me or are researchers getting more and more idiotic?
Now, I'm not claiming that LA isn't the dumbest state, it probably is, but whoever came up with the idea for this research is likely on the lower edge of the IQ scale.
Is it just me or are researchers getting more and more idiotic?
Now, I'm not claiming that LA isn't the dumbest state, it probably is, but whoever came up with the idea for this research is likely on the lower edge of the IQ scale.
Posted on 6/15/14 at 1:16 pm to Scruffy
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Using Twitter as a source to determine reading level?
Is it just me or are researchers getting more and more idiotic?
Its not just you. Im curious if they got to use tax money for this research
Posted on 6/15/14 at 1:22 pm to carbola
quote:The equivalent of the 78th percentile. Don't know if I'd be too proud of that.
We tied for 39th on average ACT score
This post was edited on 6/15/14 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 6/15/14 at 1:26 pm to tigerpawl
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tigerpawl
Meh, I'll take it over DFL
Posted on 6/15/14 at 1:39 pm to carbola
quote:Upon further review, LA is the 12th rung on the ladder, making it come in at the 24th Percentile. Yes - I'm from Louisiana - we get Mulligans down here. I may be old, but I'm slow.
Meh, I'll take it over DFL
Posted on 6/15/14 at 1:46 pm to tigerpawl
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The equivalent of the 78th percentile. Don't know if I'd be too proud of that.
Exhibit A, ladies and gentlemen
Posted on 6/15/14 at 1:48 pm to tigerpawl
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Unscientific Survey: Louisiana Dumbest State
I don't need a survey to tell me that...
Posted on 6/15/14 at 1:49 pm to tigerpawl
Going to Twitter for signs of intelligence would be like gauging the effectiveness of abstinence-only programs by polling a whorehouse
Posted on 6/15/14 at 1:52 pm to onmymedicalgrind
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Exhibit A, ladies and gentlemen
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:05 pm to tigerpawl
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A new study has set out to discover just that, according to your borderline illiterate posts on The Rant.
Posted on 6/15/14 at 2:12 pm to tigerpawl
Putting Arkansas ahead of la completely blows any cred
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