Equation 2

I know that Equation 2 provided great confusion in class today and I believe that I figured out the reason why. I believe we were misinterpreting the scale. From what I understand now after working several examples and then rereading the paragraph explaining the what the results mean, I believe we were mistaken in what the scale from -2 to +2 meant. In the essay she says:

Note that this measure is not identical to disagreement; it emphasizes not to the sheer volume of counter attitudinal information, but the mix of pro- and counter-attitudinal information.

This means that the it is not measuring if your group is totally supportive at one of the scale and the other end of the scale is not a group that is totally against your views. In other words the scale means that -2 is for groups that are completely homogeneous (either the whole group agrees or disagrees with your position). The +2 rating is representative of a group that is a 50:50 ratio between agreeable and disagreeable.

So since the max sample size is 4 people:

4:0 ratio = -2
3:1 ratio = 0
2:2 ratio = +2