Comments on: Does a Statistic Sound Too Good to be True? Getting the Facts on Skewed Facts http://sarahmcarr.com/marketing/does-a-statistic-sound-too-good-to-be-true-getting-the-facts-on-skewed-facts Ramblings from a Social, Zealous, Fashion Loving San Diego Chick. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:28:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Andy Swan http://sarahmcarr.com/marketing/does-a-statistic-sound-too-good-to-be-true-getting-the-facts-on-skewed-facts#comment-5 Andy Swan Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:24:57 +0000 http://sarahmcarr.com/?p=24#comment-5 Approximately 119% of statistics are generated by people who need statistics to make their opinion seem more valid. You're right...I mean it's a stupid survey. Question: Would you change brands to make the world a better place? Answer: Hell ya! Question: So then you'd switch from an Apple laptop to a Gateway laptop so that the world would have 0.0000000000000000000000001% less zinc production next year? Answer: huh? I thought you said that I was going to change the world? :) Approximately 119% of statistics are generated by people who need statistics to make their opinion seem more valid.

You’re right…I mean it’s a stupid survey.

Question: Would you change brands to make the world a better place?

Answer: Hell ya!

Question: So then you’d switch from an Apple laptop to a Gateway laptop so that the world would have 0.0000000000000000000000001% less zinc production next year?

Answer: huh? I thought you said that I was going to change the world?
:)

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