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Posted by Nikita the Spider on 10/14/06 17:22
In article <45300049$0$34459$dbd4d001@news.euronet.nl>,
"Nico Schuyt" <nschuyt@hotmail.com> wrote:
> dorayme wrote:
> > "Nico Schuyt" <nschuyt@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Stats are never true :-)
>
> > Come now Nico, you can't believe this.
>
> But I really do :-) It's not the statistics, that's pure mathematics; it's
> the uncertainty in the methods the data are collected.
Nico, my methods are perfect! Trust me! =)
Seriously, you're right, I already referred once in this thread to one
of my favorite books, How To Lie with Statistics. There are lots of ways
to mismeasure things and to misrepresent the measurements. I guess I
will write up my methods sooner rather than later since the topic is
fresh on my mind now. That way you can judge whether my findings have
any merit.
As dorayme suggested, I'd love to see others try the same test to see if
the results hold up. It could be that my corner of the Internet is just
populated by stupid bots.
--
Philip
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