Segregated workplaces

[diwana]

Re: Segregated workplaces

@ravage

The point of the thermometer analogy was that tools need not measure what they actually claim to measure in order to be considered valid in the real world, refuting your incorrect understanding of what the word valid means. A mercury based thermometer for instance is exposed at best to a subset of the total molecules, measures temperature indirectly (expansion of the mercury as opposed to mean kinetic energy of all the molecules). It is nevertheless considered a valid measurement, based on mathematical ideas of correlation between expansion and temperature. But never mind… this particular paragraph is sufficient:

You have no idea what you are talking about.

So there are no valid sampling based studies or polls in the world. And you cannot ever recall coming across a poll in your life that you regarded as valid. Thank you very much thats all I needed to know. I know with how much seriousness to regard your luddite understanding of statistics. Your issue isnt this poll in particular, but statistics in general. Fine. You should have said so at the start, instead of talking about why this particular study was flawed.

“I dont believe statistics is a legitimate branch of mathematics as far application to the real world”. Thats all you needed to say.

No that is not what I said. Statistics is important if performed and applied properly.

There is a joke for you. Enjoy.

Father to son: Yo should be ashamed of being at the bottom of class of 25.

Son: Oh that’s not so bad, dad!

Father: How so?

Son: Just ‘assume’ there were 50 in my class.

Read again and ponder.