You're not kidding. It would be nice if they would require basic statistics to every high school kid in the country. At least at that point, when someone sees a poll with a sample size of 100, he knows that the margin of error is +- 10%.
--- Hal Kaplan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > => -----Original Message----- > => From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > => [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Michael Madigan > => Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 21:29 > => To: ProFox Email List > => Subject: Re: [OT] Bill of Rights, RIP > => > => Pat just claimed he was able to lift 2000 pounds > with his > => legs. Unfortunately Brother Pat is slipping into > dementia. > => > > Being able to lift 2000 pounds is not a big deal. > Even 2000 euros can be easily handled by anyone over > the age of five. Lifting a ton, otoh, is pretty > tough. Of course in the UK he would have to lift a > tonne which, I believe, is a bit more than a ton. > > Heat prostration is not uncommon. Have you ever > heard of Death Valley? Do you have any idea why it > is called Death Valley? > > There is a lot of confusion over this global warming > stuff. Also over unemployment rates, job creation > rates, deficits, and a host of other issues that are > described in terms of numbers. This is to be > expected from a populace that is increasingly less > adept with mathematics and science. Some people > call this intelligent design. I call it pathetic. > > HALinNY > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are the opinions of the author, and do not > constitute legal or medical advice. This statement > is added to the messages for those lawyers who are > too stupid to see the obvious. > Hezbollah Human Shields http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/1688255 Right Wing Stuff at http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike Horse Racing Photos at http://www.HorseRacingPix.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
