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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Fun With Statistics





Felix Baumgartner had quite a fall on Sunday.



From this we can generate the following truthful statistics:

1. 100% of all humans who have jumped from 128,000 have survived
2. 100% of all men who have jumped from 128,000 have landed on their feet
3. Statistically a larger percentage of those who have fallen down stairs have suffered fatal injuries than those who have jumped out of a capsule at 128,000 feet above the earth.
4. More human being have died from being beaned at the plate in Major league games than have died from Jumping out of a capsule at 128,000 feet
Keep this in mind when you read the polls.

More from Da Tech Guy

We have talked about the interesting use of polls and stats. This weekend we saw a story that claimed that 1 in 5 self identified conservatives who have already voted in Ohio voted for Barack Obama...

How many “conservatives” were polled? 1000? 100, less…
So the infamous “early voting” poll sampled . . . 13 voters in OH. I do not joke.

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