I agree that the Help Files description is very, very imprecise. I took my first degree in the sciences which included pure maths, and hence statistics. I still am not able to come to a definite conclusion as to the meaning in Help, nor can I safely conclude what is the best way of using the tool because of the lack of clarity. It has been mentioned before on this list, when we asked for at least an indication of the algorithm used to arrive at the percentage is given.
Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: Don Brown Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 4:24 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Census List options Percentage of probability Don Brown Orangeville, Ontario, Canada -----Original Message----- From: Pat Hickin [mailto:pph...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 11:20 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Census List options Thanks, Randy, I guess I'm obtuse but I still don't get it! What does "location percentage " mean? -- I thought percentages had to do with numbers, not with places. Percentage of what?? Thanks, Pat On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Randy Clark <ceddaco...@gmail.com> wrote: > Found in Legacy Help: > > *Exclude individuals from the Report with location percentages less > than X % *- Each location Legacy finds is given an estimated location > percentage dependent upon the location's date and how close was to the > census date. Locations with low percentages can be excluded from the > census report by selecting a percentage value as the minimum acceptable. > > > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Pat Hickin <pph...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Whatever does this sentence in Census List > Report Options mean? >> "Exclude individuals from the Report with location percentages less >> than (50--or whatever) %" >> >> I never ever heard of a location percentage. >> >> Pat >> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
