Emergency ice pack?
We die horribly and painfully, you go to hell and I spend eternity in the arms of baby Jesus.
Gunn ,'Not Fade Away'
Natter 39 and Holding
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Oct 12, 2005 7:48:25 am PDT #5500 of 10002
sarameg - Oct 12, 2005 7:49:30 am PDT #5501 of 10002
Oh! OH!! Non-explosive projectile.
More damage that way.
Jesse - Oct 12, 2005 7:50:19 am PDT #5502 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Can I call "the folks who actually answered" (in other words, the 56%) my sample size? Or is my sample size the entire population, all of whom were contacted?
I think the respondents would be your sample, but since it's not a random sample (it's self-selected) that mucks up the works. (I know I should just let someone who actually knows answer, but I feel the need to check if I actually retained anything at all.)
Rick - Oct 12, 2005 7:50:38 am PDT #5503 of 10002
Or is my sample size the entire population, all of whom were contacted?
Yes, the number of people who answered the question.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 12, 2005 7:51:25 am PDT #5504 of 10002
What is even happening?
Someone who is either pregnant or having a hard time with PMS, stuck the soup in the freezer, when she actually meant to stick it in a cabinet.
Or, you're on Candid Camera.
Rick - Oct 12, 2005 7:52:42 am PDT #5505 of 10002
I see that this is getting confusing. Your sample is the 56% who answered one way and the 44% who answered the other way. It doesn't include people who were contacted but did not answer the question.
Calli - Oct 12, 2005 7:54:30 am PDT #5506 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Are there any rugby fans around?
What's a "hooker" in rugby terms? I ran across this headline at the Guardian and blinked a couple of times.
Former England hooker Phil Greening has retired after failing to recover from a foot injury.
I'm pretty sure it meant something other than my first couple of thoughts.
Sue - Oct 12, 2005 7:55:09 am PDT #5507 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Nevermind.
Calli - Oct 12, 2005 7:55:43 am PDT #5508 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Thanks, Sue. I think I fixed it.
Katie M - Oct 12, 2005 7:56:17 am PDT #5509 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Ah, yes, that's the confusion. Here's the situation:
Population is 2,102. All of these people were contacted, and there were 1,097 responses. For the question I'm interested in, we got a response of 96% yes and 4% no out of that 1,097. Is there any way to use those numbers put together to convince people that this 96% is likely a reasonable representation of the entire population, or is the fact that the sample isn't random going to doom any such efforts?