[ntp:questions] Dispaying nanoseconds

Richard B. gilbert rgilbert88 at comcast.net
Tue Feb 20 18:14:54 UTC 2007


Uwe Klein wrote:
> Richard B. gilbert wrote:
> 
>> mills at udel.edu wrote:
>>
>>> Richard,
>>
>>
>> <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
> 
>>

More than 50%???   Some days it seems that way!  :-)




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