Comments on: When blogs die http://bigorangeslide.com/2010/02/when-blogs-die/ The official blog of Grip Limited Thu, 24 May 2012 00:29:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jim Monteath http://bigorangeslide.com/2010/02/when-blogs-die/comment-page-1/#comment-775 Jim Monteath Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:21:24 +0000 http://bigorangeslide.com/?p=2971#comment-775 You are absolutely right Dave. If the population being sampled was all 1,000 known on-line statistics writers, the results would be 100% accurate. Then you'd know for certain that all 1,000 on-line statistics writers don't trust on-line statistics. Wait a second... PS: The real "Jim Monteath" became tedious, so we replaced him with rejected fortune cookie messages written by a disgruntled ex-employee. Not much improvement yet. You are absolutely right Dave. If the population being sampled was all 1,000 known on-line statistics writers, the results would be 100% accurate. Then you’d know for certain that all 1,000 on-line statistics writers don’t trust on-line statistics.

Wait a second…

PS: The real “Jim Monteath” became tedious, so we replaced him with rejected fortune cookie messages written by a disgruntled ex-employee. Not much improvement yet.

]]> By: David Chiavegato http://bigorangeslide.com/2010/02/when-blogs-die/comment-page-1/#comment-751 David Chiavegato Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:49:52 +0000 http://bigorangeslide.com/?p=2971#comment-751 Interesting observation, "Jim Monteath". If that's your name. The real "Jim Monteath" I know, would not engage in "observational selection". Even if the margin of error is beyond the stated decline, the main premise of the article - that the majority of people do not believe in statistics - is still statistically significant. The real "Jim Monteath" would also realize that it is impossible to define a margin of error without a clearly defined "population". The article could be referring to online statistics writers (as the "we") - they could, theoretically, be a group totaling 1000, in which case, the margin of error would be zero. Nice try, Fake Jim Monteath. Interesting observation, “Jim Monteath”. If that’s your name. The real “Jim Monteath” I know, would not engage in “observational selection”. Even if the margin of error is beyond the stated decline, the main premise of the article – that the majority of people do not believe in statistics – is still statistically significant.

The real “Jim Monteath” would also realize that it is impossible to define a margin of error without a clearly defined “population”. The article could be referring to online statistics writers (as the “we”) – they could, theoretically, be a group totaling 1000, in which case, the margin of error would be zero.

Nice try, Fake Jim Monteath.

]]> By: Applied Arts Wire » Monday Morning Miscellany http://bigorangeslide.com/2010/02/when-blogs-die/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Applied Arts Wire » Monday Morning Miscellany Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:01:47 +0000 http://bigorangeslide.com/?p=2971#comment-702 [...] from around the blogosphere from Grip’s rapidly-rising Big Orange [...] [...] from around the blogosphere from Grip’s rapidly-rising Big Orange [...]

]]> By: Jim Monteath http://bigorangeslide.com/2010/02/when-blogs-die/comment-page-1/#comment-701 Jim Monteath Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:05:06 +0000 http://bigorangeslide.com/?p=2971#comment-701 David: Nobody should trust the survey about trusting surveys that you linked to. They sampled 1000 adults. Let's assume a best-case scenario where these people were randomly selected and the survey methodology excluded obvious biases. A sample set of 1000 produces a margin of error around 3%, yet the article still cites a 1% change since 2005 as being significant. A number that is within the margin of error is not, by definition, statistically significant. Neither is that article. It's well known that 98.7% of statistics are made up. The other 5.23% are accurate. Trust me. David: Nobody should trust the survey about trusting surveys that you linked to.

They sampled 1000 adults. Let’s assume a best-case scenario where these people were randomly selected and the survey methodology excluded obvious biases. A sample set of 1000 produces a margin of error around 3%, yet the article still cites a 1% change since 2005 as being significant. A number that is within the margin of error is not, by definition, statistically significant.

Neither is that article.

It’s well known that 98.7% of statistics are made up. The other 5.23% are accurate. Trust me.

]]> By: David Chiavegato http://bigorangeslide.com/2010/02/when-blogs-die/comment-page-1/#comment-695 David Chiavegato Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:19:47 +0000 http://bigorangeslide.com/?p=2971#comment-695 The trust survey is interesting. But the dramatic decline of trust across the board had me questioning the soundness and integrity of the this survey's data. I guess I’m saying I don’t trust the trust results. Apparently I’m not alone. The following link is survey results that indicates people don’t trust survey results. The obvious question being: Do you trust the survey result that shows people don’t trust survey results? http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/121017-statistic-we-dont-trust-statistics The trust survey is interesting. But the dramatic decline of trust across the board had me questioning the soundness and integrity of the this survey’s data. I guess I’m saying I don’t trust the trust results.

Apparently I’m not alone. The following link is survey results that indicates people don’t trust survey results. The obvious question being: Do you trust the survey result that shows people don’t trust survey results?

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/121017-statistic-we-dont-trust-statistics

]]> By: Ian Mackenzie http://bigorangeslide.com/2010/02/when-blogs-die/comment-page-1/#comment-691 Ian Mackenzie Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:05:21 +0000 http://bigorangeslide.com/?p=2971#comment-691 In Kevin's own words: "earlier this year, i did a fun interview with some friends from north of the 49th parallel. (the interview can be seen either <a href="http://bigorangeslide.com/2010/01/grip-interviews-kevin-lynch/" rel="nofollow">here</a> or <a href="http://bigorangeslide.com/2010/01/grip-interviews-kevin-lynch/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.) (sorry, <a href="http://blog.15-ideas.com/2010/01/yapping-elsewhere.html" rel="nofollow">old joke</a>.) one of the questions asked was, 'what's the big idea behind the 15 ideas blog?' i answered far too honestly that there is none." In Kevin’s own words: “earlier this year, i did a fun interview with some friends from north of the 49th parallel. (the interview can be seen either here or here.) (sorry, old joke.) one of the questions asked was, ‘what’s the big idea behind the 15 ideas blog?’ i answered far too honestly that there is none.”

]]> By: Ameet http://bigorangeslide.com/2010/02/when-blogs-die/comment-page-1/#comment-690 Ameet Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:01:51 +0000 http://bigorangeslide.com/?p=2971#comment-690 What wsz it that he said in the BigOrangeSlide that made him want to take down his blog? What wsz it that he said in the BigOrangeSlide that made him want to take down his blog?

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