http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/03/20/homework-1-answer-part-i/ "All manner of statistical analyses cheerfully undertaken." Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:30:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/03/20/homework-1-answer-part-i/#comment-4788 TCO Sun, 04 May 2008 23:20:59 +0000 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/03/20/homework-1-answer-part-i/#comment-4788 You do a nice job of showing how brands can misuse surveys for advertising, to an extent, I wasn't even tuned to. However, I think the more interesting, yet tricky thing is when you really DO WANT the correct answer (say for a business decision) but need to struggle with these methodology issues. You do a nice job of showing how brands can misuse surveys for advertising, to an extent, I wasn’t even tuned to. However, I think the more interesting, yet tricky thing is when you really DO WANT the correct answer (say for a business decision) but need to struggle with these methodology issues.

]]> http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/03/20/homework-1-answer-part-i/#comment-1496 Richard Sharpe Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:56:16 +0000 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/03/20/homework-1-answer-part-i/#comment-1496 I sometimes use a TSD (especially at the Gym) but it has Chinese lessons on it. I sometimes use a TSD (especially at the Gym) but it has Chinese lessons on it.

]]> http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/03/20/homework-1-answer-part-i/#comment-1480 Screw this, I’m talking Psychic Readers » Blog Archive » Quick Roundup Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:37:37 +0000 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/03/20/homework-1-answer-part-i/#comment-1480 [...] http://www.wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/03/20/homework-1-answer-part-i/So vaguely worded are surveys that the reader can supply any meaning they want to its results. Although they usually consciously aware of it, people read surveys like they read horoscopes or psychic readings: they always seem accurate … [...] […] http://www.wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/03/20/homework-1-answer-part-i/So vaguely worded are surveys that the reader can supply any meaning they want to its results. Although they usually consciously aware of it, people read surveys like they read horoscopes or psychic readings: they always seem accurate … […]

]]> http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/03/20/homework-1-answer-part-i/#comment-1475 GeorgeM Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:22:04 +0000 http://wmbriggs.com/blog/2008/03/20/homework-1-answer-part-i/#comment-1475 Well, we're already in trouble with the population criteria. Here in S. Texas this week in any shopping venue, the person passing by is about as likely to be a Mexican shopper as a US citizen, it being Holy Week and all. So what does that do to the statistics? Well, we’re already in trouble with the population criteria. Here in S. Texas this week in any shopping venue, the person passing by is about as likely to be a Mexican shopper as a US citizen, it being Holy Week and all. So what does that do to the statistics?

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