SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoBought to you by the central limit theorem societylemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1457arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1439arrow-down1imageBought to you by the central limit theorem societylemmy.dbzer0.comSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square38linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRedSnt 🧩♂️👓🖥️@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAaand that’s how statistics work. But you should always be wary of the sample size! Especially in comparison to the “thing”, like if 1000 people were asked questions and they came from India, that’d be a really bad survey.
minus-squareMBM@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIf it’s properly random then 1000 is a pretty big sample size though (depending on the study etc. etc.)
Aaand that’s how statistics work. But you should always be wary of the sample size! Especially in comparison to the “thing”, like if 1000 people were asked questions and they came from India, that’d be a really bad survey.
If it’s properly random then 1000 is a pretty big sample size though (depending on the study etc. etc.)