>> However, you still need enough people compared to your population.
not really you can assume an infinite population and you can still get enough of a sample. There is an assymptote and the population of the US is big enough that you may as well. I went and quickly computed the parametric-bootstrap estimate of the 95% confidence interval. It is.66 +-.10. Enough that you could be resonable sure that most people don't read the EULA.
>> Then you pick a good representative sample, using all those fancy statistics equations to figure out what size sample you need for your desired confidence level, and go survey.
in an ideal world. In the world I work in, I use the fancy statistics equations to put a confidence interval given some data. Actually it's not even that good, I use computational techniques to estimate the confidence interval. Though it's beside the point. I also did not RTFA, but my prior belief is that it's not very good data. Press releases like this seldom have good data.
>> 66 respondants is statistically insignificant. They might as well have said " 66 people say that the sky is falling "
and how many stat courses did you take? 66 could be statistically significant, if one insured that each sample was i.i.d. Drawing confidence intervals would be trivial.
never meant to argue. There was a slight implication that they shouldn't be.
Personally I think that the oil producing countries like to keep the price low enough that alternate sources of oil, don't become viable. Once you leave the oil bandwaggon there isn't any going back.
>> To be fair I would say they would need to do all the tests twice once, to be fair they should test many more than that and show a distribution of possibilities. That may be too expensive for most though.
>> And they just posted record profits while fuel prices are rising to all-time highs. almost should be And they just posted record profits because fuel prices are rising to all-time highs.
>> In all fairness, the people of Tuttle don't deserve this. Taylor does certainly but not the people of Tuttle many of whom may very well have opposed him in his bid for office.
>> Yes, a vast right wing conspiracty to save myself a few words, hoping that people won't get hung up on the semantics.
You could save yourself alot more words next time by quoting it correct. If you really think those two way of saying are the same then why not? If you are trully interested in saving words the offtopic rambles could also be done without.
>>Let's dissect "took the initiative to create," shall we?
or just stop fucking around and opening up yourself to critisism and quote it right in the first place. If it means the same thing why not? Is it because of an agenda.
the used route only works if you live in a city big enough, that enough people have similar music tastes, though dissimilar enough that they sold their cd's.
And why does getting more bandwidth with 802.11g over 802.11b mean anything. After all if you wanted speed you would have sat down and plugged in anyway.
Seriously, it's always a comprimise. I always run CPU intensive apps(mostly simulations and statistical analysis) however, I certainly more comfortable to do it from my lay-z-boy than sitting upright. 17-inches is plenty of display.
>> That'd test the *real* value of each laptop... You don't want the laptop that gets stolen first, because you don't want your laptop stolen. You probably don't want the one stolen last, because it's probably a shitter.
Can a stock Minivan do 0-60 in 5.4 seconds? Porche Cayenne, and probably some of the other luxury ones.
Conversly, can a Sports car get more than 20 mpg on a highway? Chevrolet Corvette, Honda S2000, Most of them can, except for the high end stuff out of Ferrari and the like.
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>> However, you still need enough people compared to your population.
.66 +- .10. Enough that you could be resonable sure that most people don't read the EULA.
not really you can assume an infinite population and you can still get enough of a sample. There is an assymptote and the population of the US is big enough that you may as well. I went and quickly computed the parametric-bootstrap estimate of the 95% confidence interval. It is
>> Then you pick a good representative sample, using all those fancy statistics equations to figure out what size sample you need for your desired confidence level, and go survey.
in an ideal world. In the world I work in, I use the fancy statistics equations to put a confidence interval given some data.
Actually it's not even that good, I use computational techniques to estimate the confidence interval. Though it's beside the point.
I also did not RTFA, but my prior belief is that it's not very good data. Press releases like this seldom have good data.
>> 66 respondants is statistically insignificant. They might as well have said " 66 people say that the sky is falling "
and how many stat courses did you take? 66 could be statistically significant, if one insured that each sample was i.i.d.
Drawing confidence intervals would be trivial.
or perhaps like rosie o'donell
Though at microsoft we used to call them the Exchange team.
>> The old saw was that Macs used nonstandard parts that were more expensive.
>> There really isn't any reason not go give a Mac a chance anymore.
Yeah, those Intel mini's and Imacs with the atx case are great. Good thing for standard parts. And they are sooo cheap. Way cheaper than Dell.
their tv's are made in the same factory in China where everything else is made. Just with a different label thrown on them.
and if you are a generally non-inhibited person, it still makes you stupid. I've certainly had thoughts when drunk that I would never have sober.
>System admins need to know the full details of the updates.
and without source they never will.
>> Why "almost"?
never meant to argue. There was a slight implication that they shouldn't be.
Personally I think that the oil producing countries like to keep the price low enough that alternate sources of oil, don't become viable. Once you leave the oil bandwaggon there isn't any going back.
>>It's how we're wired to see the world, in terms of percentage differences.
>Yes and no, generally speaking human senses work on a logorithmic scale.
lol, and you aren't wired mathematically.
>> To be fair I would say they would need to do all the tests twice once,
to be fair they should test many more than that and show a distribution of possibilities.
That may be too expensive for most though.
>> And they just posted record profits while fuel prices are rising to all-time highs.
almost should be
And they just posted record profits because fuel prices are rising to all-time highs.
>>It appears he is a scientist as well as a writer.
and his publications in peer reviewed journals are where exactly?
Do they have to do with climate?
>> In all fairness, the people of Tuttle don't deserve this. Taylor does certainly but not the people of Tuttle many of whom may very well have opposed him in his bid for office.
ok, the majority of Tuttlians do deserver it.
>> Yes, a vast right wing conspiracty to save myself a few words, hoping that people won't get hung up on the semantics.
You could save yourself alot more words next time by quoting it correct. If you really think those two way of saying are the same then why not? If you are trully interested in saving words the offtopic rambles could also be done without.
>>Invent, Create. Tomato, Tomahto.
>>Let's dissect "took the initiative to create," shall we?
or just stop fucking around and opening up yourself to critisism and quote it right in the first place.
If it means the same thing why not?
Is it because of an agenda.
>> Perhaps they tried this option in the past and decided it's just not worth offering this option.
meanwhile back from bizzarro world and in reallity check land . . .
>> Average loss in transmission is around 25-30% ,
and it affects gas engines as well. They also have transmissions.
>> Yeah but how do you get people out of their cars?
Gta style. You open the door and pull them out.
>> extremely lightly travelled route
It's either an extremely lightly traveled route, and there is no problem, or more and more people are traveling on it and it is a problem.
Just about every road in Seattle wasn't built to take that traffic it's getting but that doesn't mean people shouldn't try to improve the situation.
the used route only works if you live in a city big enough, that enough people have similar music tastes, though dissimilar enough that they sold their cd's.
pretty loose with the definition of definition. Who gives a shit? The point was made a while ago.
And why does getting more bandwidth with 802.11g over 802.11b mean anything. After all if you wanted speed you would have sat down and plugged in anyway.
Seriously, it's always a comprimise.
I always run CPU intensive apps(mostly simulations and statistical analysis) however, I certainly more comfortable to do it from my lay-z-boy than sitting upright. 17-inches is plenty of display.
>> That'd test the *real* value of each laptop...
You don't want the laptop that gets stolen first, because you don't want your laptop stolen.
You probably don't want the one stolen last, because it's probably a shitter.
Can a stock Minivan do 0-60 in 5.4 seconds?
Porche Cayenne, and probably some of the other luxury ones.
Conversly, can a Sports car get more than 20 mpg on a highway?
Chevrolet Corvette, Honda S2000, Most of them can, except for the high end stuff out of Ferrari and the like.
I have a similar chip in my laptop. Xgl causes the system to completely hang itself. That is not a good driver.
what the hell is a porche cayenne, if not a minivan with regular doors.