Comments on: Do Frank Flannery’s Transfers Patterns Prove Transfers Don’t Matter? http://www.irishelection.com/2007/07/do-frank-flannerys-transfers-patterns-prove-transfers-dont-matter/ Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Aaron McDaid http://www.irishelection.com/2007/07/do-frank-flannerys-transfers-patterns-prove-transfers-dont-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-53314 Aaron McDaid Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:15:37 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/07/do-frank-flannerys-transfers-patterns-prove-transfers-dont-matter/#comment-53314 Those figures ("They got in the region of 30% of transfers against Fianna Fail’s 26%.") are in fact (sort of) consistent with Fianna Fáil being everybody's second favourite party too. Because FF is more popular, many of those who would have put FF no.2 would just put them in as number 1, pushing down FFs number 1s. The more interesting figure is the total of number ones and number twos. My guess is that FF is still well ahead of FG. More analysis of the figures required. The fact that the bigger parties run multiple candidates confuses things too of course. Those figures (“They got in the region of 30% of transfers against Fianna Fail’s 26%.”) are in fact (sort of) consistent with Fianna Fáil being everybody’s second favourite party too.

Because FF is more popular, many of those who would have put FF no.2 would just put them in as number 1, pushing down FFs number 1s.

The more interesting figure is the total of number ones and number twos. My guess is that FF is still well ahead of FG.

More analysis of the figures required. The fact that the bigger parties run multiple candidates confuses things too of course.

]]> By: Cian http://www.irishelection.com/2007/07/do-frank-flannerys-transfers-patterns-prove-transfers-dont-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-53230 Cian Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:38:47 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/07/do-frank-flannerys-transfers-patterns-prove-transfers-dont-matter/#comment-53230 well it was about the only thing that was achieved then, apart from throwing away the league. :) well it was about the only thing that was achieved then, apart from throwing away the league.
:)

]]> By: Simon http://www.irishelection.com/2007/07/do-frank-flannerys-transfers-patterns-prove-transfers-dont-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-53223 Simon Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:36:38 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/07/do-frank-flannerys-transfers-patterns-prove-transfers-dont-matter/#comment-53223 <em>Newcastle United under Keegan, “everyone’s second favourite side”</em> Dream on Cian :) Newcastle United under Keegan, “everyone’s second favourite side”

Dream on Cian :)

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