Bitmap Frogs said:
Grooski said:
Squilliam said:
Its not one sample. My statistics textbook tells me that I can apply the central limit theorem because I feel that a sample of 80 adequately represents the population of 40GB PS3s at large. The only issue is precisely how accurately he reported the information, so the real problem is not the representativeness of the sample but how accurately twesterm measured it. |
I had a good laugh. Applying a sample of 80 to gain insight into a population of approx. 14-15mill??? May I suggest you re-read that textbook again from cover to cover and then come back and realise what an absolute idiotic assertion that is.
At 99% confidence level the failure rate of all 40Gb PS3s is 10% +/- 8.65 based on twesterns data. ie - could be anything.
Thats even assuming sample data is random and even legit.
See what happens when Kiwis try to read???
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What Squilliam just did is exactly what VGChartz's owner does to produce the numbers that appear on this site.
I suggest you private message him saying the numbers on this site are an idiotic assertion, I'm sure the results will be mildly entertaining at least =)
And while I don't know about Kiwis trying to read, I do know about Kiwis trying to play football. Oh yeah.
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Then anyone who has ever done basic Stats 101 will laugh at both Squilliam and this sites figures if that is the case. I sincerely hope, for the benefit of all the fanboys arguing about the figures, that it isn't.
I also wonder if the Kiwis are so good at football, just how many World Cups they've won? Ohh yeah 
