Subject: [FFML] [C&C] Statistical Analysis
From: "Presley H. Cannady" <revprez@MIT.EDU>
Date: 5/26/1999, 5:05 PM
To: ffml@fanfic.com

Jonas Feng's recent polling results, while admirable, do not constitute in
any way a serious attempt at statistical analysis.  The approach of fan
polling, as I have indicated to others in various forums, is highly
inaccurate due fundamentally due to its approach.  It falls short of even
the bar necessary to conduct potentially deceptive Gallup polls.

In this case, the proper statistical analysis would be to analyze the
characterization of specific pieces in conjunction with their following.
Piecing together data from that draws on a broader pool of people that will
more accurately sample the population at large.

Since I have offered examples of statistical analysis which backs my
position, I must therefore declare the results of the poll, and all other
fan polls for that matter, null and void.  Respond as you wish at your own
hazard...

-The Reverend Prez

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