[Foundation-l] Personal Image Filter results announced

[Keegan Peterzell]

On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 4:11 PM, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 5 September 2011 22:09, Stephen Bain <stephen.bain at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > It indicated importance. The mean response to the first question of 5.7
> and
> > the medium response of 6 points to the community considering it
> moderately
> > important that the feature be offered, which suggests moderate dedication
> of
> > dev resources to its development.
>
>
> The mean and median are statistical gibberish in a distribution that
> pathologically bimodal. You should know better than to make any claim
> that the numbers you quote are meaningful.
>
>
> - d.
>
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Note: the following quote is not aimed at anyone
<quote>
Figures lie and liars figure.
</quote>
The point is that we're all too smart on this list to fall for statistical
arguments no matter what we're discussing.  So instead we chase our tail.
 In all this discussion, Kim Bruning is speaking in plain smart speak in a
humorous manner so I'm pretty much following his posts.  The point of
rational discussion that I find interesting is his demi-glace reduction in
the very last email he sent.  I'm working with gmail, so quoting it is
annoying.

-- 
~Keegan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Keegan