Check out the poll.
These people aren't harcore gamers or Nintendo fanboys, and I think that this counts as a small win for a certain Japanese company I know...
This suprised me!
This suprised me!
http://www.whiteninjacomics.com/forum/v ... php?t=6638
Check out the poll.
These people aren't harcore gamers or Nintendo fanboys, and I think that this counts as a small win for a certain Japanese company I know...
Check out the poll.
These people aren't harcore gamers or Nintendo fanboys, and I think that this counts as a small win for a certain Japanese company I know...
If the monkey could type one keystroke every nanosecond, the expected waiting time until the monkey types out Hamlet is so long that the estimated age of the universe is insignificant by comparison ... this is not a practical method for writing plays.
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Killerclaw
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It's still perfectly viable. These people are of different nationalities and ages.Killerclaw wrote:A poll of 14 people? wow.
If the monkey could type one keystroke every nanosecond, the expected waiting time until the monkey types out Hamlet is so long that the estimated age of the universe is insignificant by comparison ... this is not a practical method for writing plays.
I think lots ofpeople are saying that they are gonna buy a Wii just because it's much more affordable than the other options. The poll probably doesn't let you vote for more than one so as the Wii is the cheapest and is easily available then that's the option they are gonna go for.
P.S Polls that give you an option to show that you don't care are pointless as to why should you even be included if you don't care!
P.S Polls that give you an option to show that you don't care are pointless as to why should you even be included if you don't care!
Mmmm....toast
Stats are nice, but usually, hardly tells anything about real-life. Simply because people often answer things that don't necessarily correlates with their real-life intentions, and contradictions can often be found applenty in those.
For example, if you ask people about if they think the average worker in your country work enough for his pay, there will be like, 50% of people saying no. But if you ask everyone if they think THEY work enough, 100% will say yes. It all depends on HOW you ask a question, who, when, why, wordings, size of sample population, etc, etc... There are too many factors to consider, and even if you narrow this down effectively, you can still make stats say what you want to say.
The only thing a survey shows, is what people answered to that survey and nothing else. This can't be seen as reflective of their actions in real-life, as you can't prove those people will really answer honestly, as you don't know if they won't change ideas, in other words, the future can't be predicted.
This survey about buying intentions for game systems is flawed. First, what about people considering to buy more than one? This sure has to be taken into consideration, as I'm sure some people will buy more than one. Maybe the Wii first, but they could also buy another one afterwards, no? And how can we be sure that those who answered will really proceed with their purchase and won't change ideas down the line? And what about people who will buy more than one unit because it will break in 2 years, or more than one because they bought one for the kids too, or god know what else?
This survey is interesting, but shouldn't be taken seriously. Especially since it's just a small bunch of people. It can't be reflective of a larger population sample.
I suggest you read an article I wrote about statistics and numbers at my website : http://www.realnoize.net/html/articles_6.html
Sure, it's not about gaming, but more about statistic usage, but still, I think it explains a few things about stats we should all be aware of.
In other words, it's about developping an habit of criticizing and questionning whatever has been put in front of us.
For example, if you ask people about if they think the average worker in your country work enough for his pay, there will be like, 50% of people saying no. But if you ask everyone if they think THEY work enough, 100% will say yes. It all depends on HOW you ask a question, who, when, why, wordings, size of sample population, etc, etc... There are too many factors to consider, and even if you narrow this down effectively, you can still make stats say what you want to say.
The only thing a survey shows, is what people answered to that survey and nothing else. This can't be seen as reflective of their actions in real-life, as you can't prove those people will really answer honestly, as you don't know if they won't change ideas, in other words, the future can't be predicted.
This survey about buying intentions for game systems is flawed. First, what about people considering to buy more than one? This sure has to be taken into consideration, as I'm sure some people will buy more than one. Maybe the Wii first, but they could also buy another one afterwards, no? And how can we be sure that those who answered will really proceed with their purchase and won't change ideas down the line? And what about people who will buy more than one unit because it will break in 2 years, or more than one because they bought one for the kids too, or god know what else?
This survey is interesting, but shouldn't be taken seriously. Especially since it's just a small bunch of people. It can't be reflective of a larger population sample.
I suggest you read an article I wrote about statistics and numbers at my website : http://www.realnoize.net/html/articles_6.html
Sure, it's not about gaming, but more about statistic usage, but still, I think it explains a few things about stats we should all be aware of.
In other words, it's about developping an habit of criticizing and questionning whatever has been put in front of us.
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ScotsWahey
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What kind of forum is that anyway? If its some geeky comic book forum or something equally as lame then all the people posting are probably Ninty fanboys. Christ one of the people in the poll has a GBA game as an avatar. How about I go into my local pub, round up 14 chavs and ask them if they want a PS3 or a Wii. Pointless.
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He was taking the piss. Believe me.ScotsWahey wrote: Christ one of the people in the poll has a GBA game as an avatar.
If the monkey could type one keystroke every nanosecond, the expected waiting time until the monkey types out Hamlet is so long that the estimated age of the universe is insignificant by comparison ... this is not a practical method for writing plays.
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And thats why polls and surveys are genrerally pointless. The right groups, or certainly not the right amount of people in an associated group, are approached.ScotsWahey wrote: How about I go into my local pub, round up 14 chavs and ask them if they want a PS3 or a Wii. Pointless.
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