Oh! OH!! Non-explosive projectile.
More damage that way.
Buffy: I was regrouping. Spike: You were about to be regrouped into separate piles.
'Potential'
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 7:49:30 am PDT #5501 of 10002
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?
Jesse - Oct 12, 2005 7:58:07 am PDT #5510 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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?
Dude, totally. You can make numbers like that say anything!! Unless there are statisticians who will notice the non-randomness. Even so, it's a huge sample compared to the total population, which helps make the numbers more precise.