Comments on: Are you racist? http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2006/01/30/are-you-racist/ news and views from uc berkeley Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:07:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Ben Chapman http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2006/01/30/are-you-racist/#comment-2848 Ben Chapman Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:04:22 +0000 http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2006/01/30/are-you-racist/#comment-2848 i am speaking out of complete ignorance of this test, having only just looked at this blog entry, but the immediate question that came up in my mind was: "does correlation imply causation?" i think more study needs to be done before connecting voting for Bush to racism. i am speaking out of complete ignorance of this test, having only just looked at this blog entry, but the immediate question that came up in my mind was: “does correlation imply causation?” i think more study needs to be done before connecting voting for Bush to racism.

]]> By: Ben N. http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2006/01/30/are-you-racist/#comment-2841 Ben N. Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:36:24 +0000 http://www.californiapatriot.org/blog/2006/01/30/are-you-racist/#comment-2841 I took the test. I think there are some interesting points, but I have questions on how the test is proctored. I have to imagine that the order in which the combination of (good/bad) and (black/white) is given must affect results. I found that the more of the test I took, the more comfortable I became, and that it was easier to make the picks as the given associations became more confortable. I am only curious about this because I received good/black and bad/white first, then good/white and bad/black. If everyone is getting the same order, I see potential bias in the application of the test. If the order differs, then this point is somewhat moot, but I would bet that the order still sways individual results (no way to back that up though). I took the test. I think there are some interesting points, but I have questions on how the test is proctored.

I have to imagine that the order in which the combination of (good/bad) and (black/white) is given must affect results. I found that the more of the test I took, the more comfortable I became, and that it was easier to make the picks as the given associations became more confortable.

I am only curious about this because I received good/black and bad/white first, then good/white and bad/black. If everyone is getting the same order, I see potential bias in the application of the test. If the order differs, then this point is somewhat moot, but I would bet that the order still sways individual results (no way to back that up though).

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