Title: The Macalope Weekly: Small sample sizes Post by: HCK on December 29, 2012, 07:01:02 pm The Macalope Weekly: Small sample sizes
If there were one useless tool of the silly technology pundit that the Macalope could smite with his mighty horns … well, there isn’t just one. But making mountains out of the molehills of small or specious data sets would at least be in the top ten. (Top ten lists would be another.) It’s not good data, but it’s our not good data The anecdotal evidence is in and Apple ruled Christmas! Woo-hoo! High five, everyone! Good work! Yes, according to some highly scientific data points collected this week (actual science not included), Apple Stores were jam packed while Microsoft Stores were barren wastelands, and iPad sales beat sales of competing devices 5 to 1! To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here http://www.macworld.com/article/2023496/macalope-small-sample-sizes.html |