Paul Novitski wrote:
 
> At 11:11 AM 12/6/04, Felix Miata wrote:

> >Fresh meat: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20041206.html
 
> Yes, but only 605 respondents?!  Yikes, that's a small sample.  Nielsen's

I bet you'd never find a random sample that size that proves the
converse.

> results, satisfying as they are to one allergic to commercialism, would
> carry more weight if the sample size were significantly greater.  Perhaps
> someone blessed with a memory for statistical math can confirm how large a
> website-viewing population can be significantly sampled by just 605
> respondents.

Sometimes a REALLY small sample is sufficient. Check out Jakob's
apparent satisfaction with as little as 3-5:
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20010204.html
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