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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust checked the latest results
Looks like the UK is intact as of now:
Projected Outcome: "No"
Final update locked on 17 Sept: 48.7% Yes, 51.3% No
http://blogs.bing.com/uk/2014/09/03/bing-predicts-forecasts-the-scottish-independence-referendum-in-uk-test/
elleng
(130,908 posts)'The Bing Prediction engine has been busy churning out predictions for users in the US in Bing and Cortana, providing projections for reality TV shows, the NBA amateur draft, and most recently, the World Cup. For the once-in-a-lifetime Scottish Referendum vote, we are Beta testing the Bing Predicts model here in the UK to leverage our algorithms against web/social data in the UK and Scotland to bring projections ahead of the historic September 18th vote.'
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)Thanks.for.the.info,AND.the.pic!
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)Does this mean they heard it on the internet? Must be true.
elleng
(130,908 posts)Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)the fact that pretty much half the country wanted to says a lot.
La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)But that they required a 70% threshold for that vote for some reason. (I have no verification of this, and only heard it from one person, for what it's worth.)
If so, it sounds like the 'no' folks just had to keep pushing the vote out far enough to get down to a point where they could safely hold a vote at 50%.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)or else he's toast.