tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145198247762305957.post1198604933043043241..comments2024-03-27T04:12:34.574-05:00Comments on Setting Things Straight: So I was right again. Now, let's fix inflation measures.Silas Bartahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480427306873460464noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145198247762305957.post-91454368965706724172008-09-16T09:08:00.000-05:002008-09-16T09:08:00.000-05:00Oh. Cool 8-)Oh. Cool 8-)Silas Bartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480427306873460464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145198247762305957.post-19354644781909569322008-09-15T16:37:00.000-05:002008-09-15T16:37:00.000-05:00No, seriously, you misinterpreted my post. I thin...No, seriously, you misinterpreted my post. I think the BLS FAQ is FQ BS.<BR/><BR/>So I'm saying, "Good post, those official measures are crazy. Didja getta load of this?"Bob Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001108408649311528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145198247762305957.post-17917825923217400592008-09-14T12:07:00.000-05:002008-09-14T12:07:00.000-05:00So in other words, I don't know what I'm talking a...So in other words, I don't know what I'm talking about, here's an FAQ with links to academic papers :-P j/k<BR/><BR/>At risk of revealing confirmation bias, their defenses of CPI affirm exactly what I was criticizing: They base decisions to adjust for quality on whether the product is being <B>labeled</B> as having a feature or not. The cereal box doesn't say, "New bran flakes with patented Hard2Hold feature"? Well, I guess that's not an aspect we need to worry about...Silas Bartahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480427306873460464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1145198247762305957.post-4291093989434446672008-09-14T00:26:00.000-05:002008-09-14T00:26:00.000-05:00Cool post. I totally get what you're saying about...Cool post. I totally get what you're saying about cereal boxes, though I just attributed it to my working out...<BR/><BR/>Did you <A HREF="http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpiqa.htm" REL="nofollow">see this</A>?Bob Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001108408649311528noreply@blogger.com