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Re: GUN CONTROL Re: I'd just like to say I support Ann for Governor

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From: John F. Haugh II
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 1994 22:45
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In article <Cy11nu.IJ2@txnews.amd.com> ricks@dvorak.amd.com (Rick Shank) writes:
>Excuse me John but do you mind if I fix this?
>
>The
>>science of statistics tells us that if you select a reasonably sized
>>sample at random, that the properties of that sample PROBABLY apply to the
>>entire population as a whole.

Yes, but the probability that the sample is representative of the entire
population is high.  Or put another way, it is unlikely that the
conclusions reached as a result of that survey are wrong.
-- 
John F. Haugh II  [ NRA-ILA ] [ Kill Barney ] !'s: ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh
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From: jfh@rpp386 (John F. Haugh II)
Subject: Re: GUN CONTROL Re: I'd just like to say I support Ann for Governor
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Organization: River Parishes Programming, Austin TX
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