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Re: To think people earn a living quoting stats!
said by av8r  : said by sbrook :What a meaningless statistic. 60% increase on say 10,000 homes is 16,000 homes. I think it was Mark Twain that said, "There are liars, damn liars, and statisticians." That's cause the guy who said that apparently didn't take a stats course...
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What a meaningless statistic
I agree 100%! Better to include numbers 
*Edit* ... Even more useful if you include the "to 2003" part.
It would probably increase a lot more if people didn't need a landline to get DSL.
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said by sbrook :What a meaningless statistic. 60% increase on say 10,000 homes is 16,000 homes. It rose from 2.0 mln in 2002 up to 3.2 mln in 2003.
That's not a meaningless statistic. |
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said by sbrook :What a meaningless statistic. 60% increase on say 10,000 homes is 16,000 homes. I think it was Mark Twain that said, "There are liars, damn liars, and statisticians."
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| What a meaningless statistic. 60% increase on say 10,000 homes is 16,000 homes. (That's not a realistic number btw ... just a number to show that this is not really a dramatic increase ... significant, maybe ... dramatic as it might seem, no way.
Of course they're pulling landlines out of dorms. It costs money to maintain them. With Cell, all the responsibility is now on the user. |
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