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r505Matt on 09 April 2010
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CommonMan said:
Galaki said:
theprof00 said:
Galaki said:
Yeah, a survey of 1000 is very... researchy.

have you taken college-level stats?

I don't think you even need schooling here. GT5, a single game, is going to sell 6 millions PS3. Don't tell me you are going to believe that.

The survey sound fishy to me.


I don't remember who said it, but I believe the following quote would apply here:

"There are lies, damn lies, and then there are statistics"

Sound like someone playing fast and loose with the numbers here (and I'm just saying this because it's so far outside the norm of a game this late in a generation). Of course, I can't really tell you how good the study was because neither the OP nor the link in the OP actually show any of the study or a link to the study.

Exactly, the article doesn't really show anything or explain anything about the research. Actually, if you don't read the headline, you'd have no idea about this 39% thing. That alone makes me suspicious. This kind of thing needs more explanation.

Also where do they get their "number of people" planning to buy a given game? Pre-orders? Surveys? Anyone know?