Re: kindle numbers and ipad numbers[OT]
keith said:
take a class in statistics and you might understand.
keith, i've taken classes in statistics. at the ph.d. level. where superficial reactions such as "this _might_ not be representative of the population at large" must be supported with an actual argument. do you have one of those? or are you just trying to _sound_ smart? -bowerbird
I've only taken undergrad statistics, but that actually made me laugh out loud. (Also, the study itself did not in any way suggest that this was representative of the population at large, nor even, as per Keith's comment, of the population of _campuses_ at large in the _US_. So, er ... What? ) Okay, that's my sole comment for the year on this mailing list. Back to lurking. On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 5:59 AM, <Bowerbird@aol.com> wrote:
keith said:
take a class in statistics and you might understand.
keith, i've taken classes in statistics.
at the ph.d. level.
where superficial reactions such as "this _might_ not be representative of the population at large" must be supported with an actual argument.
do you have one of those?
or are you just trying to _sound_ smart?
-bowerbird
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O.K. To wrap this up. because it does not thematically belong here. 1) From a statistical/scientific stand point this this survey is irrelevant due to it small sample size. Simple scientific fact no more proof needed. - so beware of any statements referring to this data. 2) I stated in my another post that other information would be helpful in understanding the true trend. eg how many have more than one brand reader; for which purpose did they buy their device/s; which faculties do the students belong; was their decision based on availability books. - the iPad is a multi-purpose device the Kindle and Sony are not though they all can be used as readers. - this other information would be helpful in understanding where the trend is going 3) I am not interested in disputing or disproving the general statement that Kindle and the iPad are the most popular, which I can accept, but I doubt that there percentages are that bias. - I am not the line of work where I would gather the information needed to underline my gut feeling. Yet, common sense would dictate that a truly scientific survey would prove me right. - You do not need a crystal ball to make the statements mentioned in the stated article, nor a purely ad-hoc gathered survey. 4) Yes, there was a survey,but the only sound statements that can be made from these facts are that at the 7 schools where the so called survey was taken that so and so many that ... . To suggest that this is representative or actually useful is rediculous. - If any student offered such lousy data and hypotheses from such data, any professor would give a failing grade. C'mon Bowerbird. 25 Students(somebody mentioned this in another post) with e-readers can not sound data for statistical analysis. Argument proven. regards Keith. P.S. Please excuse this OT debate. Please beware to statictics that you have not forged your as Churchhill would have said. Am 17.09.2010 um 21:59 schrieb Bowerbird@aol.com:
keith said:
take a class in statistics and you might understand.
keith, i've taken classes in statistics.
at the ph.d. level.
where superficial reactions such as "this _might_ not be representative of the population at large" must be supported with an actual argument.
do you have one of those?
or are you just trying to _sound_ smart?
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