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From: Wilf <wilf21@is.invalid>
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Subject: RE: green bubble syndrome
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On 11/10/2024 at 23:38, Alan Browne wrote:
> On 2024-10-11 05:51, Wilf wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> Do you have evidence that the sample pop was chosen properly?
> 

No and I'm not trying to support it.  All I'm saying is that the small 
size of the sample does not in itself invalidate the result.  Sure, the 
sample has to be properly chosen.

-- 
Wilf