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Wilf <wilf21@is.invalid> 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.  So just because someone has no background in 
> statistics is a not a reason to necessarily doubt the premise.

Correct.