The question totally misses the point in general.
In a statistical tie, the numbers ARE equal. One number isn't higher then the other. 1.31 and 1.36 are the same number.
It'd be like asking whish number is higher
.99999~ or 1
.9999999~ = 1 despite the fact that 1 looks higher.
They're the same number... period.
Numbers given with a margin of error aren't "real" numbers. They're the middle point expression of a possible range of numbers.
To say statistical ties don't matter is basically to say what NPD does is meaningless since you are disregarding the foundation on which said numbers are built.
It would be like saying you don't think the basic laws of physics are important but then taking physisits findings serious. It's incongruent with logic.
