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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_limit_theorem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_limit_theorem For example, even 300 really random people is enough to
by piskov 11mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_limit_theorem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_limit_theorem
For example, even 300 really random people is enough to correctly assertain the distribution of population for some measurement (say, some personality feauture).
That’s the basis of all polls and what have you
- gerdesj 11mo agoI think you might be thrashing around 30 samples for a normal distribution and the Central Limit Theorem and accidentally added a zero! (OK, on rereading, you did link to a WP article about CLT, so 30 it is!)
- piskov 11mo agoYou’re absolutely right! (c) 300 — I had in memory as a safe bet in a case of some skewed stuff like log-normal, exponential, etc.