tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743344307226035952.post4183093775372949027..comments2017-09-26T09:52:54.568-07:00Comments on A voice in the wilderness: How come?Allen Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03815035977717425232noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743344307226035952.post-7316062775360815772011-12-02T09:04:20.958-07:002011-12-02T09:04:20.958-07:00I haven't looked at the numbers, so I cannot s...I haven't looked at the numbers, so I cannot say for sure, but I would bet that a 0.3% drop or increase was within the statistical margin of error. If so, this means that the change could have easily been caused by random fluctuations, not a long-term trend.<br /><br />The related problem of getting excited about an uptick but ignoring the downtick is the sensationalism problem - what gets reported is a reflection of what sounds good, not what is important.plhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080941035877704321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743344307226035952.post-18291613644687591222011-12-02T09:03:55.469-07:002011-12-02T09:03:55.469-07:00I haven't looked at the numbers, so I cannot s...I haven't looked at the numbers, so I cannot say for sure, but I would bet that a 0.3% drop or increase was within the statistical margin of error. If so, this means that the change could have easily been caused by random fluctuations, not a long-term trend.<br /><br />The related problem of getting excited about an uptick but ignoring the downtick is the sensationalism problem - what gets reported is a reflection of what sounds good, not what is important.plhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080941035877704321noreply@blogger.com