Message Forum: Re: RinkWorks demographic survey

Re: RinkWorks demographic survey

Posted By: Demee, on host 66.159.145.33
Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2006, at 06:48:44
In Reply To: Re: RinkWorks demographic survey posted by wintermute on Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at 13:46:12:

> > > I wonder how old those survey questions are. In the question "what search engines have you used in the last six months?", Google is not an option.
> > >
> > > Iss "Google uber alles" achar
> >
> > I was looking through the old Reader Polls, and I found these statistics for one of the questions. Anything about them look funny to you?
> >
> > Cheese is a cheeseburger topping, because I am dense. -41 (-0.3%)
> > Cheese is not a cheeseburger topping, although it may be considered a hamburger topping, because I have a clue. 10646 (100.4%)
> >
> > Aolfreak "Sam, can you explain this?" 123
>
> The fact that the total is 100.1% is simply a rounding error due to the fact that they're only given to one decimal place.
>
> wintermute

The -.3% should be -.4%
Rounding error happens quite rarely. Usually, it's the statistic that's messed up.

Demee

Replies To This Message

Re: RinkWorks demographic survey - Darien - Tue, 1/3/2006, 08:20:07
- Re: RinkWorks demographic survey - aolfreak123 - Tue, 1/3/2006, 20:00:22
  - Re: RinkWorks demographic survey - Sam - Tue, 1/3/2006, 20:26:33
    - accidental post deletions - Sam - Thu, 1/5/2006, 17:23:41
      - Re: accidental post deletions - Darien - Thu, 1/5/2006, 23:29:34
        
        Re: accidental post deletions - Howard - Mon, 1/16/2006, 12:51:40
- Re: RinkWorks demographic survey - Stephen - Tue, 1/3/2006, 12:35:30

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Message:	> > > > I wonder how old those survey questions are. In the question "what search engines have you used in the last six months?", Google is not an option. > > > > > > > > Iss "Google uber alles" achar > > > > > > I was looking through the old Reader Polls, and I found these statistics for one of the questions. Anything about them look funny to you? > > > > > > Cheese is a cheeseburger topping, because I am dense. -41 (-0.3%) > > > Cheese is not a cheeseburger topping, although it may be considered a hamburger topping, because I have a clue. 10646 (100.4%) > > > > > > Aolfreak "Sam, can you explain this?" 123 > > > > The fact that the total is 100.1% is simply a rounding error due to the fact that they're only given to one decimal place. > > > > wintermute > > The -.3% should be -.4% > Rounding error happens quite rarely. Usually, it's the statistic that's messed up. > > Demee
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