tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post115279279981658458..comments2024-02-11T22:40:20.959-05:00Comments on Question of the day: Cracking UpAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1152879464997259512006-07-14T08:17:00.000-04:002006-07-14T08:17:00.000-04:00The junior employee argued that 1) Crackers are be...The junior employee argued that 1) Crackers are better than nothing and 2) Nothing is better than peanuts!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1152814202595128482006-07-13T14:10:00.000-04:002006-07-13T14:10:00.000-04:00Ok, if the survey had two questions:1) Would you r...Ok, if the survey had two questions:<BR/>1) Would you rather have a cracker or nothing at all?<BR/>2) Would you prefer a peanut to anything else (besides crackers)?<BR/><BR/>The order of preference could go<BR/>1)crackers, 2)peanuts, 3)everything else, 4)nothing at all, and the survey could still make sense. Even if this is what you were getting at, I still prefer Karnov's answer...Abehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424868492071587450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1152801478675450122006-07-13T10:37:00.000-04:002006-07-13T10:37:00.000-04:00Karnov,Are you a statistician by training?;-)Karnov,<BR/>Are you a statistician by training?<BR/><BR/>;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1152801239277051722006-07-13T10:33:00.000-04:002006-07-13T10:33:00.000-04:00Simple. It's because statistics results can be be...Simple. It's because statistics results can be bent in any way that the person presenting them wants.Darvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533799179860083881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1152799009316320142006-07-13T09:56:00.000-04:002006-07-13T09:56:00.000-04:00Is it because that last sentence in the first para...Is it because that last sentence in the first paragraph could be read, "those same customers would prefer peanuts to anything else other than crackers"? I can see how it could be taken that way, and maybe that is how the survey was worded or something...Abehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424868492071587450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1152796538665664032006-07-13T09:15:00.000-04:002006-07-13T09:15:00.000-04:00The customers want peanuts above all else, but if ...The customers want peanuts above all else, but if they can't have peanuts, they can have either crackers or nothing at all.Jon the Intergalactic Gladiatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758095794354686723noreply@blogger.com