tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post4124543871002725442..comments2023-11-05T03:45:25.001-08:00Comments on God Plays Dice: The notion of "typical" doesn't behave nicelyMichael Lugohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15671307315028242949noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-30160147380632530092008-11-07T16:44:00.000-08:002008-11-07T16:44:00.000-08:00This is a tragic twist of statistical reporting th...This is a tragic twist of statistical reporting that has plagued the Marketing world for decades. Your 'average' customer is never your 'average' customer.Paul Solderahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14934770101157073208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-46390083121512167792008-11-07T08:09:00.000-08:002008-11-07T08:09:00.000-08:00"The Census report, like most such surveys, had co..."The Census report, like most such surveys, had cost an awful lot of money and didn't tell anybody anything they didn't already know--except that every single person in the Galaxy had 2.4 legs and owned a hyena." (So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-57652522068882217102008-11-06T14:23:00.000-08:002008-11-06T14:23:00.000-08:00This reminds me of an article I read by Steven Bra...This reminds me of an article I read by Steven Brams in his book "Mathematics and Democracy" (maybe this one: http://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/sochwe/v15y1998i2p211-236.html) which talked about a California election with a large number of propositions in which nobody cast a 'winning ballot' (ie nobody agreed with the majority on every proposition)D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17996646462629023543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264226589944705290.post-78189626039396130102008-11-05T16:29:00.000-08:002008-11-05T16:29:00.000-08:00see also: Most-Wanted Song.Although, truth be told...see also: <A HREF="http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/survey-produced.html" REL="nofollow">Most-Wanted Song</A>.<BR/><BR/>Although, truth be told, I find it sort of catchy. Not nearly the hit that "Most Unwanted Song" is, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com