On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 02:17 PM, Luca Rescigno wrote: > Maybe the BBS wasn't a very scientific sample, but it still had quite a > few posts at it. Probably at least a few dozen. Studies have been in > the news with smaller sample sets. And although you can't assume it, > it's likely that people are more likely to post if they have problems > than if they don't have problems.
it's not the size of a sample that matters. it's the questions asked, the responses given. my point was more that you can NEVER assume anything from a web survey, or from a bunch of posts on a mailing list or BBS. you can't make assumptions on the number of affected persons, or the number of unaffected persons, or anything else. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
