proportions will return a statistically significant chi square showing
that the difference in proportions is not likely due to chance.
larry
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:01:13 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Nielson report has no details. The way I read this
> is:
>
> If Stewart has 40,000 viewers and 80% have four year
> degrees and O'Reilly has 2 million viewers and 60%
> have four year degrees than viewers of the Daily show
> are more likely to have four year degrees.
>
> Since I don't have the details I was willing to wager
> rather than state as fact.
>
> -sm
>
> --- "Larry C. Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Are you sure about that? You seem to have a problem
> > with declarative sentances.
> >
> > "Viewers of Jon Stewart's show are more likely to
> > have completed four
> > years of college than people who watch "The O'Reilly
> > Factor,"
> > according to Nielsen Media Research."
> >
> > More likely means that there are more viewers of
> > Jon Stewart's show
> > who have a four year degree than O'Reilly viewers.
> > Its really very
> > simple elementary maths.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:36:37 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > If you're going to put it that way...
> > >
> > > I bet there are more people with four year degrees
> > > that watch O'Reilly than Stewart. It's the fact
> > that
> > > O'Reilly is so successful he gets a larger
> > variety.
> > >
> > > Are you saying that if you don't have a four year
> > > degree your an idiot?
> > >
> > > -sm
> > >
> > > --- Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > You're right. It appears that a self-selecting
> > group
> > > > of younger,
> > > > intelligent people watch Stewart while a great
> > > > number of idiots of all
> > > > ages flock to O'Reilly!
> > > >
> > > > ;-p
> > > >
> > > > -Kevin
> > >
> > >
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