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> I expect that, for a broader population, a better question would be around the size of their "emergency fund." Which other studies have revealed is "basicall
by abritinthebay 11y ago
> I expect that, for a broader population, a better question would be around the size of their "emergency fund."
Which other studies have revealed is "basically $0". This question is highly correlated with what you are referring to for the average American. You're just in a bubble so you don't see the relation because it's not related for you.
That's ok, but what I'm pointing out is that it's not "essentially meaningless" and dismissing it as such is actually being out-of-touch.
- ghaff 11y agoI think you're probably right that you could ask this question in a number of different ways and come up with at least highly correlated results. I'm not arguing with you. However, as someone involved in surveys among other things as part of my work, I do think precision matters. Otherwise, interpreting the results lead to exactly the sort of arguments you're seeing on this thread.
- abritinthebay 11y agoThat's fair in general but this kind of stuff ALWAYS comes up on this topic on HN. It's derailing behavior.