[ntp:questions] Dispaying nanoseconds
Uwe Klein
uwe_klein_habertwedt at t-online.de
Tue Feb 20 15:39:38 UTC 2007
Richard B. gilbert wrote:
> mills at udel.edu wrote:
>
>> Richard,
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> <snip>
>
>>
>> I once read a book "How to Lie with Statistics". We have a case in
>> point. Remember, the bits below the precision factor are purposely set
>> to a tandom bitsting, so a readout in nanoseconds is truly misleading,
>> unless the precision (time to read the system clock) is less than one
>> microsecond.
>>
>
> My favorite statistical lie is the shocking, but absolutely true,
> statistic that more than forty percent of the population have subnormal
> intelligence!
aren't we a bit conservative in this estimate?
you should read this guy: www.jerrypournelle.com
his pronouncement is 50% ;-)
uwe
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