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Old 05-31-2007, 18:31   #40
mugwump
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kgoerz
These blanket surveys tell me little. One, who are they asking...

...I can't speak for everyone, but I always want a better tool.
KG- That was one of the best descriptions I've seen of how inadequate sample size, selection bias, and correlation vs. causation errors can screw up a study. If you made it so confusing no one could understand it (and if you were in love with Barack Obama) you could be one of the brainiac scientists I work with.
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