[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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