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As they explained in the article: > (With apologies to Canada, we’ve set aside Toronto and several other large cities because they’re not included in most of t

As they explained in the article: > (With apologies to Canada, we’ve set aside Toronto and several other large cities because they’re not included in most of the data sets we’ve used to determine which places meet Amazon’s needs.)

umanwizard 9y ago
If the NYT were intellectually honest, that would have been the point at which the editor said "okay, this is pointless, let's not do the article". Reporting results you know are flawed is not the correct response to discovering that it's impossible to get non-flawed results.
- PorgSmorg 9y ago
  Exactly! As I mentioned in my reply to this comment, if they actually used the platitudes of data available on the subject - instead of clearly cherry - Toronto would easily be in the top 3, at the very least. The fact that they admit that the data they chose didn't mention Toronto doesn't help their case any.
PorgSmorg 9y ago
>we’ve set aside Toronto and several other large cities because they’re not included in most of the data sets we’ve used Not because the data isn't available, which it is (in abundance), but because it's not available in the data sets the chose to use. Not to put on a tinfoil hat or anything, but I have a very strong suspicion that they chose the data they did, and specifically mention leaving Toronto out, because they know that if they did otherwise, the data would show that Toronto is probably, if not the best, one of the top 3 options, and that likely wouldn't go over well with their core readership...
- chibg10 9y ago
  I think the biggest issue with Toronto is the fact that every American tech worker (60% of the probable HQ2 labor pool, conservatively) would need to get a Canadian work visa before being onboarded. Sounds like a horrible, horrible headache for both Amazon and prospective employees.
  - umanwizard 9y ago
    Getting H1Bs is an even bigger headache, and much of Amazon's potential workforce isn't American.

umanwizard 9y ago

If the NYT were intellectually honest, that would have been the point at which the editor said "okay, this is pointless, let's not do the article". Reporting results you know are flawed is not the correct response to discovering that it's impossible to get non-flawed results.

PorgSmorg 9y ago
Exactly! As I mentioned in my reply to this comment, if they actually used the platitudes of data available on the subject - instead of clearly cherry - Toronto would easily be in the top 3, at the very least. The fact that they admit that the data they chose didn't mention Toronto doesn't help their case any.

PorgSmorg 9y ago

>we’ve set aside Toronto and several other large cities because they’re not included in most of the data sets we’ve used Not because the data isn't available, which it is (in abundance), but because it's not available in the data sets the chose to use. Not to put on a tinfoil hat or anything, but I have a very strong suspicion that they chose the data they did, and specifically mention leaving Toronto out, because they know that if they did otherwise, the data would show that Toronto is probably, if not the best, one of the top 3 options, and that likely wouldn't go over well with their core readership...

chibg10 9y ago
I think the biggest issue with Toronto is the fact that every American tech worker (60% of the probable HQ2 labor pool, conservatively) would need to get a Canadian work visa before being onboarded. Sounds like a horrible, horrible headache for both Amazon and prospective employees.
- umanwizard 9y ago
  Getting H1Bs is an even bigger headache, and much of Amazon's potential workforce isn't American.