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Jan 3, 2004, 11:09:15 AM1/3/04
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Suppose you wish to study a given population using statistics, but there is
no way to determine with certainty that your population actually satisfies
the criteria which define that population.
no way to determine with certainty that your population actually satisfies
the criteria which define that population.
Example - we would like to know the approximate dimensions of
apparitions or poltergeists. We would like to know how large the average
poltergeist is.
Unfortunately, there is no way to determine with certainty that we have
amassed a sample or even a population of poltergeists, nor can we really
measure their dimensions. Yet, we would like to know the average size of a
ghost.
Is statistics possible in this case ?? Can one make determnations regarding
such a population of ghosts ?
Can statistics be deployed correctly in such a case as this ??
This may sound like a completely stupid question - but I am %100 serious.
This is NOT a troll. This question needs to be asked.
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