tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35658622.post8039850800172940134..comments2023-11-18T08:09:26.056+13:00Comments on Abandoned Footnotes: Crowdsourcing a Democracy Index: An UpdateXavier Marquezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10099356104979121153noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35658622.post-31903696120089851622012-11-01T17:16:07.819+13:002012-11-01T17:16:07.819+13:00check out www.allourideas.org/corruption to help c...check out www.allourideas.org/corruption to help create a crowdsourced corruption perception index, or visit www.ow.ly/eUqQu to learn more. feel free to share either or both links, on facebook or twitter or wherever. thanks!Tomhttp://www.ow.ly/eUqQunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35658622.post-62371347835461071902011-06-03T06:55:35.470+12:002011-06-03T06:55:35.470+12:00Thanks Michael - I'm reading your work right n...Thanks Michael - I'm reading your work right now to try to figure out how to evaluate the scores my students produced.Xavier Marquezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099356104979121153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35658622.post-58905748452658727792011-05-31T04:15:47.806+12:002011-05-31T04:15:47.806+12:00This is pretty encouraging, Xavier. It performs su...This is pretty encouraging, Xavier. It performs surprisingly well. But I think you're right to raise the issue of what conception of democracy raters have in mind. My current project breaks down the concept of democracy into very specific components, which experts rate independently. But it would be interesting to see whether the experts we select do a much better job than a self-selected crowd.Michael Coppedgehttp://www.nd.edu/~mcoppedg/crdnoreply@blogger.com