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5,500 people is hardly a valid statistical sampling.

Posted by reluctantcynic (en treo) (aka Reluctantcynic) Jan 11 '10, 10:57

you'd find that many people deep into the crazy at a lightly attended Predators game.

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Given the right selection parameters for 5,500 people, I'm pretty sure a statistician can derive 95% confidence for an accurate representation of ... - Beryllium Jan 11, 10:59 3
- assuming a truly random sample. -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 11:01 1
  - yes, that's what I meant by "right selection parameters" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 11:02
- maybe only 92.5% ... it's been a while -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 11:00

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