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Fidius wrote:
> 
> Mr. Mark,
> 

Dr Mark actually.


> >> Any chart is repre-
> >> sentative of only a fraction of gamers' opinion, because there is no way
> >> to force *everybody* to express their opinion on a subject.
> >
> >Since the only test of opinion retailers are really interested in is
> >sales the above statement is plain wrong.
> 
> Retailers?  Who wants to know what retailers think?  The charts aren't
> for retailers, they're for gamers.  But even so, would retailers not
> be interested to know which games are more popular based on actual
> use?  And as for the statement being wrong, he's talking about sample
> size and margins of error.  Are you saying that statistical theory is
> invalid?

Since my Ph.D is in statistics I'm hardly likely to argue that
statistical theory is wrong. Furthermore I'm highly likely to know a
damn sight more about it than you. The fact that you would make such a
purile statement disinclines me from bothering to address the rest of
your post.

Mark

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