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Help me with stats (whats ur ski length)

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nickman
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Pretty simple... doing a project where I need 30 samples of data. I'm doing ski length. Please post. Thanks.
Apr 26 2008 6:45PM
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Silence
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I'd assume newschoolers is the sample space, not the population.
How do you know that it's restricted to newschoolers? Sure, if thats the boundary of the research then taking a sample here is fine, but if it's to be hypothetically applied outside of this site, then the results would probably be skewed against the norm. Thats one of the problems that arises with sampling.

Sorry, i'm not having a go but i'm bored!
Apr 27 2008 5:56AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
Actually, it's highly unlikely that he's doing anything more than basic statistics anyway so in this case it doesn't matter..i looked into that way too much
Apr 27 2008 6:02AM
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hippie_cat
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160, 180, 188, 190
Apr 27 2008 6:35AM
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reggyboy
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181, 191
Apr 27 2008 7:25AM
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SK1ERDUDE
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160
165
173
Apr 27 2008 8:46AM
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sammo
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165, 171, 178
Apr 27 2008 8:48AM
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mike_e
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171
Apr 27 2008 9:54AM
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steezyjibber
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171
Apr 27 2008 10:03AM
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mntelebumper
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165, 169, 175, 176
Apr 27 2008 10:05AM
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Reed.S
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Apr 27 2008 10:25AM
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pmills
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the sample space is the thread, the population (everyone that has access to the thread) is members of newschoolers.com

like you said it wouldn't be very accurate to apply these statistics for the typical skiier, and it really isn't even a great representation of newschoolers, the 'best' population would be ns members who browse NSG but even still it's not really  perfect random sampling.

i was just saying that if he wants to be writing anything in the least bit credible, this method of gathering data is going to restrict him at least to drawing conclusions about NS.

Apr 27 2008 10:43AM
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pmills
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no worries i feel the bordum.
Apr 27 2008 10:44AM
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Barf.
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Apr 27 2008 11:13AM
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Spillway_East
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164
Apr 27 2008 11:45AM
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TerminatorX
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1 69
Apr 27 2008 12:03PM
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chairdawg
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176
Apr 27 2008 12:16PM
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Twinjibber77
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181, 176
Apr 27 2008 12:44PM
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nickman
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Thats more than enough. Thanks guys.
Apr 27 2008 1:37PM
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SHampson
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176 AND 169
Apr 27 2008 1:39PM
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BootySpunk.
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178 169 159
Apr 27 2008 1:49PM
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ISkiSwitch
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178 and 181
Apr 27 2008 4:16PM
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Freeskier83
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176 Dumonts
181 Guns
Apr 27 2008 4:33PM
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fourhundred
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165
Apr 27 2008 6:04PM
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.BaconatoR
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173
Apr 27 2008 6:05PM
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chames
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170
May 5 2008 1:44PM
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rhcp
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Nope, its a sample from Newschoolers.  It would only be the population of newschoolers if he managed to get every single person to post their size.

Oh, and 176.
May 5 2008 2:59PM
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rhcp
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^disregard that, I didn't read the second page.
May 5 2008 3:00PM
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brenker
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177
May 5 2008 4:41PM
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.KYLE.
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161
166
171
May 5 2008 4:55PM
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