This is probably reduced in practise by a correlation between the popular vote and the quality of the performance.
I am fascinated by this assumption. I would have assumed the precise reverse, from a combination of two foundational assumptions: firstly, that popular attachment to celebrities is entirely a function of their looks, charm and possibly claim to fame and that this and dancing ability are independent variables; and secondly that poor dances and low scores activated voters who would not bother to vote if their chosen celebrity had done better in the judge's rankings.
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Date: 2012-12-03 01:00 pm (UTC)This is probably reduced in practise by a correlation between the popular vote and the quality of the performance.
I am fascinated by this assumption. I would have assumed the precise reverse, from a combination of two foundational assumptions: firstly, that popular attachment to celebrities is entirely a function of their looks, charm and possibly claim to fame and that this and dancing ability are independent variables; and secondly that poor dances and low scores activated voters who would not bother to vote if their chosen celebrity had done better in the judge's rankings.