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Single house price index 'should be introduced'
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yep - i know, you never answered last time...We've been through this many times before.
so all of them are wrong, even though they tell us the same thing about house prices (when they go up or when they go down)....They are closed systems and are not open to outside peer review, hence are scientifically worthless statistics.
They rely on people believing in them, rather than basis in fact. Rather like religion.
do you realise for that to happen they would all have to be in this little conspiracy together - is that what you're saying?0 -
yep - i know, you never answered last time...
so all of them are wrong, even though they tell us the same thing about house prices (when they go up or when they go down)....
do you realise for that to happen they would all have to be in this little conspiracy together - is that what you're saying?
No,
I'm saying they have no value as they are not peer reviewed.
I have no thought of conspiracy, when the data itself has the authenticity of a folded kipper.0 -
but they all the same thing - are they all wrong then?No,
I'm saying they have no value as they are not peer reviewed.
I have no thought of conspiracy, when the data itself has the authenticity of a folded kipper.
it must be very difficult for all these house price indexes to build their algorithims and all get it to tell us virtually the same thing - now that's a concidence!!0 -
but they all the same thing - are they all wrong then?
it must be very difficult for all these house price indexes to build their algorithims and all get it to tell us virtually the same thing - now that's a concidence!!
Take this example.
Church or england - god exists
Catholic church - god exists
Russian Orthodox Church - god exists.
Does god exist? By your argument it is proven!0 -
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Take this example.
Church or england - god exists
Catholic church - god exists
Russian Orthodox Church - god exists.
Does god exist? By your argument it is proven!
Sorry, I never saw this before posting my post above this one. If I had seen this one I'd never had got involved in this thread, so please pretend I'd never been here.
<backs quietly out of the mentalist argument room and shuts door>0 -
You understand that these are two different statements? The figures could be accurate and not peer reviewed.
Garry Glitter being the queen 'could' be accurate but is not peer reviewed.
I like facts and things what are proven. All I'm saying is that there is no scrutiny, hence the figures are invalid.
Say for example Halifax provided the index, the sample data and the methodology. People would/could understand what it meant.
Just randomly putting out some figure does no-one ant favours.
BTW the Garry Glitter is the queen index is currently 95, up from 72.
Yay for random numbers.0 -
Sorry, I never saw this before posting my post above this one. If I had seen this one I'd never had got involved in this thread, so please pretend I'd never been here.
<backs quietly out of the mentalist argument room and shuts door>
Sorry for believing in fact rather than fiction.
Obviously I'm a mentalist for living in reality.0
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