Re: green bubble syndrome

On 2024-10-12 13:46:48 +0000, Wilf said:

On 11/10/2024 at 22:14, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

On 11.10.24 21:11, Chris wrote:

Wilf <wilf21@is.invalid> wrote:

On 10/10/2024 at 17:28, Jolly Roger wrote:

Apple sold 2.5 BILLION iPhones (as of 2023, so not counting 2024), and
you are trying to tell us that a survey of 1000 people is significant?
Quick question: How many times do you think 1000 goes into 2.5 billion?

 
If the sample is chosen properly (and that's the critical part), results
from a small but representative sample of the whole population can be
statistically significant.  So just because someone has no background in
statistics is a not a reason to necessarily doubt the premise.

 
Correct.

 
No. It is not correct by any means.
I still lack the proof that the sample is relevant.

 
That's my point.  We have to be persuaded that the sample was properly
chosen.  Beyond that, the relatively small sample size does not in
itself invalidate the significance of the results.

 
The results are only valid for the 1000 people they bothered to survey.
Claiming anything above that is pure nonsense and at best simply a very
rough guesstimate.