Comments on: I’ve got your number http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/ a blog about information Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Numbers of Mass Distraction – confused of calcutta http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/comment-page-1/#comment-558894 Numbers of Mass Distraction – confused of calcutta Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:17:03 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/#comment-558894 [...] I like numbers. But not when they’re Numbers of Mass Distraction (NMD). Not when 136 people can become 7 million people. [...] [...] I like numbers. But not when they’re Numbers of Mass Distraction (NMD). Not when 136 people can become 7 million people. [...]

]]> By: Don Marti http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/comment-page-1/#comment-550604 Don Marti Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:47:01 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/#comment-550604 On the one hand, 1176 isn't that bad of a sample size. On the other hand, users are pretty terrible at identifying what software they're using. A lot of users get web sites and applications mixed up. How many of those people who said they're using "file sharing software" are saying yes because they watched a YouTube video? On the one hand, 1176 isn’t that bad of a sample size.

On the other hand, users are pretty terrible at identifying what software they’re using. A lot of users get web sites and applications mixed up. How many of those people who said they’re using “file sharing software” are saying yes because they watched a YouTube video?

]]> By: Nick http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/comment-page-1/#comment-550602 Nick Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:25:23 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/#comment-550602 In the same way there are now 60 millions rats in the UK... Years ago, some scientist guessed that there was, oh, let's say one rat for every human in London, and that that, oh, no-one was more than 5m away from a rat... and hence... The rat population now grows (as if by magic) Doh! In the same way there are now 60 millions rats in the UK…

Years ago, some scientist guessed that there was, oh, let’s say one rat for every human in London, and that that, oh, no-one was more than 5m away from a rat… and hence…

The rat population now grows (as if by magic)

Doh!

]]> By: John http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/comment-page-1/#comment-550601 John Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:55:47 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/#comment-550601 Top posting - I love it. Reminiscent of the 'Bad Science' column, a consistently excellent piece of analysis in the Saturday edition of the Guardian... John Top posting – I love it. Reminiscent of the ‘Bad Science’ column, a consistently excellent piece of analysis in the Saturday edition of the Guardian…

John

]]> By: TheWayoftheWeb » Off to London Twestival tonight… And Google’s news masterstroke http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/comment-page-1/#comment-550587 TheWayoftheWeb » Off to London Twestival tonight… And Google’s news masterstroke Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:21:41 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/#comment-550587 [...] One is the fact that the Government’s quoted figure of 7 million illegal file sharers seems to have been revealed as being spun out of a very small original survey, with some assumptions distorting the figures. (Hat Tip to  JP Rangaswami) [...] [...] One is the fact that the Government’s quoted figure of 7 million illegal file sharers seems to have been revealed as being spun out of a very small original survey, with some assumptions distorting the figures. (Hat Tip to  JP Rangaswami) [...]

]]> By: Planet Ciaran (planetciaran) 's status on Thursday, 10-Sep-09 00:44:52 BST - MicroCiaran http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/comment-page-1/#comment-550519 Planet Ciaran (planetciaran) 's status on Thursday, 10-Sep-09 00:44:52 BST - MicroCiaran Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:37:06 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/#comment-550519 [...] http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/ a few seconds ago from feed2omb [...] [...] http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2009/09/09/ve-got-your-number/ a few seconds ago from feed2omb [...]

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