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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: green bubble syndrome
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 22:13:47 -0000 (UTC)
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Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> On 2024-10-13 12:14:32 +0000, Wilf said:
>> On 12/10/2024 at 22:44, Your Name wrote:
>>>> That's my point.  We have to be persuaded that the sample was properly
>>>> chosen.  Beyond that, the relatively small sample size does not in
>>>> itself invalidate the significance of the results.
>>> 
>>> The results are only valid for the 1000 people they bothered to survey.
>>> Claiming anything above that is pure nonsense and at best simply a very
>>> rough guesstimate.
>>> 
>>> Such surveys should always specifically say something like "40% of the
>>> people surveyed" ...NOT EVER simply "40% of people", because
>>> that's where the novice general public then confuses it with being
>>> reality for everyone, when it is not.
>> 
>> Evidently you have not studied statistics.
> 
> As I said before, I have a university degree in mathematics and 
> statistics. 

Am somewhat stunned. Given your above statement. 

> I know full well all about the incredible misuse of 
> statistics and the blind belief by the general public whenever they see 
> a % symbol.
> 
>