Re: Google (not Borland) knows all ;)

From: Dennis Landi (nada_at_nada.com)
Date: 12/17/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:58:11 -0500

"Bob Dawson" <bdawson@idtdna.com> wrote in message
news:41c2f1ba$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> "Dennis Landi" wrote
>
> > The delphi NGs would be here regardless of the 64-bit issue. The same
> > group, not a different group.
> >
> > So no matter how it was selected, the ontology of the group has nothing
to
> > do with whether or not Borland's builds a 64-bit compiler.
>
> Nonsense--the forum would be here, but its specific membership changes
> constantly in a feedback loop with the topics of conversation. (How much
> time would you spend here if the issue of a 64bit compiler were never
> discussed or discussable here?) People will stay or go as they find topics
> to be of interest, so there's an obvious correlation to be argued between
> what's specifically being talked about and the participants/luckers of
that
> discussion.

It doesn't matter who is here at any given time don't you see that?
Everyone is reading/writing to the the delphi NGs because of *delphi*.

At any given time you can ask *any* question about delphi here and get a
good sample.

I think you are too fixated on individuals Bob. And this is particularly
what makes your stance so weak, given your self-proclaimed expertise on
statistics. Your "random sample/self selection" argument is a red-herring.
As there are other samples (of which these forums are a great example) which
can be just as a representative as other techniques.

And the rest of your message has just gone off the rails, so I'll just let
it rest...

-d

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