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The plural of datum is data. If you are trying to correctly estimate a number like 14.7% to within 0.1%, you only need to survey maybe half a million people, ma
by 6gvONxR4sf7o 7y ago
The plural of datum is data. If you are trying to correctly estimate a number like 14.7% to within 0.1%, you only need to survey maybe half a million people, making each person "represent" 600 others in your words. If you want it within just 1%, you only need about 5 thousand people, making each person "represent" about sixty thousand others. That doesn't make it any less correct, nor is it "extrapolation" in the usual sense. Closer to interpolation. It's definitely not just a guess.
- 12xo 6y agoI never mentioned the figures... I was referencing the panel. These were questions, not facts. I was asked a series of questions related to being unemployed and / or seeking employment. That data was extrapolated to millions of others and presented to the public. It was not accurate. My experiences were not common so their random use of my data meant the report was skewed. Even if only slightly. Math is objective. Words are not.