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| − | <li><b>2000: Donald Trump's "Q Rating" - a combined measure of name recognition and favorability - was roughly equal to that of IBM's "Deep Blue" AI program, which had a rating of 9. "Deep Blue, the computer that defeated the best chess player that humanity had to offer, is now beating some human celebrities at what they do best - being famous. In a recent study of how famous some celebrities are, Deep Blue ranked on par with actress Carmen Electra of Baywatch, and slightly above CNN host Larry King. About 50 percent of the 1,200 adults in the study recognized Deep Blue's name - despite the computer's total lack of personality. The study was conducted by Marketing Evaluations / TvQ Inc. at the request of International Business Machines, which created Deep Blue. According to Steven Levitt, president of Marketing Evaluations, the research company that has tracked Q-ratings of celebrities for the past 36 years, Deep Blue ranks on a par with people such as Donald Trump and LL Cool J, and some fictional characters such as Austin Powers and Count Chocula. Q-ratings are calculated by combining popularity with familiarity. About one out of two people, the survey shows, is familiar with Deep Blue. Deep Blue's Q-rating was 9.” (<i>Miami Herald</i>, August 28, 2000) | + | <li><b>2000: Donald Trump's "Q Rating" - a combined measure of name recognition and favorability - was roughly equal to that of IBM's "Deep Blue" AI program, which had a rating of 9.</b> "Deep Blue, the computer that defeated the best chess player that humanity had to offer, is now beating some human celebrities at what they do best - being famous. In a recent study of how famous some celebrities are, Deep Blue ranked on par with actress Carmen Electra of Baywatch, and slightly above CNN host Larry King. About 50 percent of the 1,200 adults in the study recognized Deep Blue's name - despite the computer's total lack of personality. The study was conducted by Marketing Evaluations / TvQ Inc. at the request of International Business Machines, which created Deep Blue. According to Steven Levitt, president of Marketing Evaluations, the research company that has tracked Q-ratings of celebrities for the past 36 years, Deep Blue ranks on a par with people such as Donald Trump and LL Cool J, and some fictional characters such as Austin Powers and Count Chocula. Q-ratings are calculated by combining popularity with familiarity. About one out of two people, the survey shows, is familiar with Deep Blue. Deep Blue's Q-rating was 9.” (<i>Miami Herald</i>, August 28, 2000) |
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Revision as of 19:53, 29 August 2019
Q Ratings
- 2000: Donald Trump's "Q Rating" - a combined measure of name recognition and favorability - was roughly equal to that of IBM's "Deep Blue" AI program, which had a rating of 9. "Deep Blue, the computer that defeated the best chess player that humanity had to offer, is now beating some human celebrities at what they do best - being famous. In a recent study of how famous some celebrities are, Deep Blue ranked on par with actress Carmen Electra of Baywatch, and slightly above CNN host Larry King. About 50 percent of the 1,200 adults in the study recognized Deep Blue's name - despite the computer's total lack of personality. The study was conducted by Marketing Evaluations / TvQ Inc. at the request of International Business Machines, which created Deep Blue. According to Steven Levitt, president of Marketing Evaluations, the research company that has tracked Q-ratings of celebrities for the past 36 years, Deep Blue ranks on a par with people such as Donald Trump and LL Cool J, and some fictional characters such as Austin Powers and Count Chocula. Q-ratings are calculated by combining popularity with familiarity. About one out of two people, the survey shows, is familiar with Deep Blue. Deep Blue's Q-rating was 9.” (Miami Herald, August 28, 2000)
Pre-2016 Political Polls
- May, 2011: A poll found that 58% of Americans claimed they would never vote for Trump. “A majority of Americans say they would never support Sarah Palin or Donald Trump for president, according to a new national poll. A Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday indicates that 58 percent of the public says they would never vote for Palin, with an equal amount saying the same thing about the billionaire businessman.” (Chicago Tribune, May 5, 2011)
Campaign 2016
- A majority of poll respondents claimed that Donald Trump would change Washington - for the worse. "When voters are anxious and dissatisfied, they tend to favor the party out of power. That meant the Republicans in 1968. But Clinton is from the president's party. That puts her on the wrong side of the ‘change’ issue. Last month's Pew poll asked ‘Do you think Hillary Clinton would change the way things work in Washington?’ A majority of voters said Clinton wouldn't change things much. And (Donald) Trump? Voters think Trump would change things all right, but most of them believe he would change things for the worse. That's the reason why so many voters are dissatisfied with the choices (according to Pew, the lowest level of satisfaction in two decades). Voters are desperate for change -- as they were in '68 -- but they face a choice between a candidate who won't change things and a candidate who will change things for the worse.” (Huffington Post, Bill Schneider, | July 10, 2016)
