Remember that quarter-century period that recently ended, when new auto prices DIDN'T GO UP AT ALL (if you believed the @BLS_gov)? That was what went into the CPI, and almost nobody questioned it. Good times. - Kotaku In Action 2

Remember that quarter-century period that recently ended, when new auto prices DIDN'T GO UP AT ALL (if you believed the @BLS_gov)? That was what went into the CPI, and almost nobody questioned it. Good times. (twitter.com)

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– CatoTheElder 3 points 74 days ago +4 / -1

In reality, they've been fucking with, and altering the raw data to give them the results on paper that they want.

So why don't you apply this line of thinking to climate change, since that is exactly what is happening with the GISS USGHCN?

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– Gizortnik 1 point 74 days ago +1 / -0

I can't answer regarding GISS USCHCN, because I don't know anything about it.

That said, most of the legit complaints I've seen are regarding the extrapolation and interpolation of data. Not actually wrong data. It looks like the graph you have shows an "adjustment". That's not the level of damage to raw data I'm talking about. I'm talking about removing data points or simply recording different numbers within the raw data itself. As in, if the thermometer says 72, and you write down that it said 82. Or you warmed the thermometer.

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– CatoTheElder 4 points 74 days ago +5 / -1

That is exactly what happened. The raw data no longer officially exists. When you go looking for the raw data they give you the adjusted data claiming it is the raw data. This switch happened nearly a decade ago.