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To: shlurker who wrote (69487)	10/1/2007 2:43:00 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 213182

Shlurker - I think the question of what is "significant" vs what is "statistically significant" is important. In the field of statistics, a number being statistically insignificant means that it is within the survey's margin of error. According to the CR report, differences of less than 3% were not statistically significant. Since Apple's reliability score was, in fact, a full 3% lower than their competitors, it is a factual statement to say that Apple's notebooks were the least reliable in that survey, and that the difference was statistically significant. Wyatt's original post did not mention the actual numbers, and to me it implied that there was a vast difference. I would still argue that a difference of 3% is not a reason to say that the products are unreliable in general. What it means, after all, is that 23 notebooks out of 100 that people owned during the survey period required repairs, vs. 20 out of 100 for the competition. Neither number is really something to be proud of, and Apple clearly should be concerned and should try to do something about the situation. Which I'm sure they will. All the notebook makers should be concerned with numbers like those. - Allen