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From: Wilf <wilf21@is.invalid>
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Subject: RE: green bubble syndrome
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:51:58 +0100
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On 10/10/2024 at 17:28, Jolly Roger wrote:
> Apple sold 2.5 BILLION iPhones (as of 2023, so not counting 2024), and
> you are trying to tell us that a survey of 1000 people is significant?
> Quick question: How many times do you think 1000 goes into 2.5 billion?

If the sample is chosen properly (and that's the critical part), results 
from a small but representative sample of the whole population can be 
statistically significant.  So just because someone has no background in 
statistics is a not a reason to necessarily doubt the premise.

-- 
Wilf