Yesterday's request for data has produced enough results for a graph, so here it is: how NZ bloggers score on Chris Lightfoot's Political Survey:
A note about the axes: As noted below, this uses axes based on statistical clustering in the questionspace. Left / Right is like the traditional L/R axis, and is about authoritarianism, nationalism, laissez faire vs interventionist economics, and the death penalty. Pragmatism / idealism is more difficult, mixing social, economic and religious issues. There's a fair amount of crossover between the axes, so for example wanting private provision of social services gives you both right and "pragmatic" points. More details here and here.
Actual numbers (again, from right to left):
| Blog | Right / Left | Pragmatism / Idealism |
| KiwiPete | 4.2259 | 4.2090 |
| NZPundit | 3.7185 | 3.7240 |
| Running Blog Capitalist | 3.4569 | 7.2996 |
| Triplux | 1.0966 | 8.0298 |
| Genius NZ | -0.9579 | 2.9117 |
| Gryfon | 0.6903 | 6.6084 |
| This Chick | -0.0849 | 3.9244 |
| KiwiPundit | -0.4786 | 4.8601 |
| NZPols | -1.9899 | 7.4081 |
| Gareth Robinson | -2.5000 | 2.1900 |
| Justin Moore | -3.4090 | 2.1424 |
| Hans | -4.798 | 2.4615 |
| Half Pie | -4.8826 | 1.9654 |
| NoiZyBlog | -4.9081 | 2.0246 |
| Leto | -4.9157 | -1.6210 |
| David Zanetti | -5.0138 | 1.5464 |
| The Grey Shade | -5.3068 | 0.9535 |
| ObservatioNZ | -6.5682 | 5.5003 |
| Face Left | -7.1566 | -1.2450 |
| Philosophy, etc | -7.3251 | 3.5051 |
| First Against the Wall | -8.1704 | 0.3601 |
| Idiot/Savant | -8.3369 | 1.8390 |
| Greg Stephens | -8.4001 | -0.0668 |
| Span | -9.6633 | -2.0380 |
| Left and Lefter | -11.755 | -1.4817 |
As before, I'll add more data as it comes in.
Update (15/11/03): Added KiwiPete, Gryfon, and KiwiPundit.
Update 2 (16/11/03): Added Leto (our first blogger in the bottom half), and fixed Gryfon's name.
Update 3 (19/11/03): Added Running Blog Capitalist, Justin Moore and NoiZyBlog (who is practically on top of Half Pie).
Update 4 (24/10/04): Added Hans, Face Left, and Left and Lefter. Extended the right/left axis to fit Asher on.
Update 5 (27/10/04): Added GeniusNZ, The Grey Shade, Philosophy, etc, First Against the Wall, and Span.
Update 6 (09/01/05): Added Gareth Robinson, ObservatioNZ, and Greg Stephens
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