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Originally Posted by Cassidy
Freedom> I don't think that Nigel or anyone else assume that they can conclusively interpret Google Trends results,
I find little disagreement with the logic of your argument with the exception of the above. In fact, Dr. Tomes' whole presentation pivots on the results of Google Trends.... and there are so many ridiculous fallacies in his presentation and conclusions that I do not know where to start other than where I did.
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I think he's just trying to present meaningful statistics in the context of the LC. Given that the data is out there, it is bound that someone will come along sooner or later and try to interpret it.
I think everyone would basically agree that the same data could not be used to prove a increase in popularity in WN or WL. So if Nigel's interpretation is wrong, then that points towards the data being inconclusive. Now that I have seen the data that Nigel presented, I am not content with just dismissing it as being inconclusive. Nigel is not the only one out there trying to make use of this kind of data. I am willing to accept Nigel's interpretation until someone comes along with a better one.