>> PS: My favourite little trick is to look at the reverse of any quoted >> percentage of people. "75% of people are against the death penalty." >> ... wow, I didn't realise 25% are for it! >> > > That is made up. Yes. The numbers were made up, and were intended purely to highlight a statistical method. See 'caveats' >> [caveats: ... numbers are made up ...]
> It's a sad fact that a majority usually say they're in favour of the death > penalty. >From an - admittedly brief - Google search, that might not be true any more; it appears that support has been waning in this country and may no longer be in the majority. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1506834/Less-than-50pc-back-death-penalty.html But, having said that, I understand the intent of your post and agree with the principle behind your comments. I will be less quick to pick numbers out of mid-air next time when I think it doesn't matter. Dave. _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
