While it's an amusing article, there are so many assumptions built into those numbers, it's pathetic.
But what bothers me most isn't about this analysis specifically. I really don't like it when analysts assume only one variable is changing over a large range. While things are generally static, large changes in one variable often cause fluctuations in a lot of other, previously static variables. Especially when it comes to people and how people will react, none of these analyses ever take that into account.
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Date: 2007-03-23 02:59 pm (UTC)But what bothers me most isn't about this analysis specifically. I really don't like it when analysts assume only one variable is changing over a large range. While things are generally static, large changes in one variable often cause fluctuations in a lot of other, previously static variables. Especially when it comes to people and how people will react, none of these analyses ever take that into account.
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Date: 2007-03-23 03:05 pm (UTC)My hypothesis is that the bloghost is a vampire trying to lull us all into a false sense of security.
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Date: 2007-03-23 03:55 pm (UTC)