[ale] vi is the winner

James Sumners james.sumners at gmail.com
Mon Aug 6 23:26:02 EDT 2007


Oh, and I like Vim ;)

On 8/6/07, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
> That's true. But this is what I was referring to this --
> http://stattrek.com/Help/Glossary.aspx?Target=Voluntary%20response%20bias
> .
>
> I just finished a statistics class last week, so this stuff is fresh on my mind.
>
> On 8/6/07, James P. Kinney III <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2007-08-06 at 20:14 -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
> > > James Sumners wrote:
> > > > Understanding that you are kidding, I have to point out that this is a
> > > > voluntary response poll. As such, it is not even close to useful.
> > >
> > > I don't know that I've seen any involuntary polls...
> >
> > Every exam I used to give in physics or astronomy was an involuntary
> > poll.

-- 
James Sumners
http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/

"All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."

Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
CH:D 59



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