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 -- "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/auth/ ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
