Richard B. gilbert wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Richard, > > <snip> > >> >> I once read a book "How to Lie with Statistics". We have a case in >> point. Remember, the bits below the precision factor are purposely set >> to a tandom bitsting, so a readout in nanoseconds is truly misleading, >> unless the precision (time to read the system clock) is less than one >> microsecond. >> > > My favorite statistical lie is the shocking, but absolutely true, > statistic that more than forty percent of the population have subnormal > intelligence! aren't we a bit conservative in this estimate?
you should read this guy: www.jerrypournelle.com his pronouncement is 50% ;-) uwe > _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
