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To: Wyätt Gwyön who wrote (69423)9/30/2007 12:59:37 AM
From: Kip S  Read Replies (2) of 213182
 
the idea behind a large-scale survey of the kind done by CR is to cut through the anecdotes and find statistically significant differences in product reliability

Wyatt,

Indeed it is--to "find statistically significant differences in product reliability." Since you are tossing the Consumer Reports numbers so cavalierly in your posts--even the number of individuals responding, it is inconceivable to me that you did not take the time to read the explanation of the repair history numbers, which states quite clearly that:

<Differences of less than 3 points are not meaningful."

That's right. THREE POINTS. Lenovo and Compaq have the fewest repairs in CR, at 20%. Apple has the most--23%. That difference is not statistically significant. That means that the reported difference is not large enough to rule out that it may have occurred by chance. How about giving this one a rest?
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