Uwe Klein wrote: > 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 > >>
More than 50%??? Some days it seems that way! :-) _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
