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"Statistics"

I just thought that I'd share a bit of maths knowledge with you when it comes to using (or just making up) statistics in posts.

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Example:
The no 1 selling game in Japan is an N64 game

Given reason:
N64 is the best

Actual Reason:
The number of games released for the console is so low that when a good one comes out, almost every 64 owner buys it. When a good game on the PSX comes out, it is usually competing against many more releases at the same time- meaning a smaller proportion of PS gamers buy it. Think about that next time you quote the Japanese sales charts

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Example:
Although the Xbox sold 1.5 million consoles in America over Christmas, the PS2 still did better

Given reason:
Sony are the best

Actual reason:
The Xbox physically sold out, meaning it could not have possibly shifted more sales. The PS2, on the other hand, had been in production for much longer meaning a surplus has been made for the Xmas sales.


Anyway, I have a lesson now... but I'll probably be back later with more examples

Sonic

Sibs wrote:
> "Oh Kent, you can use statistics to prove anything! 48% of all people know
> that."

-Homer Simpson

===SONICRAV---> wrote:
> Ash1ey wrote:
> Sibs wrote:
> "Oh Kent, you can use statistics to
> prove anything! 48%
> of all people know
> that."

"Lies,
> damned lies and
> statistics"

now, remind me who said
> that?

Sonic

it was an ameican president. I think it was JFK

===SONICRAV---> wrote:
> No, still happening- the xbox is selling faster. Not because it's better, but
> because it has a bigger targetted market, and more advertising.

It's no worse
> than the gc of course...

Sonic

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Agreed, but as I did say, my stats were based on quite a few months ago.

No, still happening- the xbox is selling faster. Not because it's better, but because it has a bigger targetted market, and more advertising.

It's no worse than the gc of course...

Sonic

===SONICRAV---> wrote:
> Afro, I think you'll find that the Xbox sold, and is selling, FASTER than the
> Gamecube, in both hardware and software sales. So where your notion of the GC
> having better sales comes from is beyond me!

Sonic

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I got that in an Upwire e-mail but that was just a week or 2 after the launch of the 2 in America which was in November so the results may have changed slightly since then.

Ash1ey wrote:
> Sibs wrote:
> "Oh Kent, you can use statistics to prove anything! 48%
> of all people know
> that."

"Lies, damned lies and
> statistics"

now, remind me who said that?

Sonic

Sibs wrote:
> "Oh Kent, you can use statistics to prove anything! 48% of all people know
> that."

"Lies, damned lies and statistics"

Afro, I think you'll find that the Xbox sold, and is selling, FASTER than the Gamecube, in both hardware and software sales. So where your notion of the GC having better sales comes from is beyond me!

Sonic

but as they say :
you can prove anything with facts
and
83.4% of statistics are made up
: ]

Here's another example to add to the list.

Example:
75% of GC consoles sold out after launch while X-Box had 90% of consoles sold out.


Given Reason:
X-Box is a bigger seller than GC and therefor more popular.


Actual Reason:
Ninetndo had many, many more units shipped for the launch and they sold out 75% of them. X-Box, meanwhile, had a small amount of X-Box's shipped for launch and they sold out 90% of them. Which means that Nintendo probably sold more but the stats that have been shown go in favour of the X-Box.

I'm not sure if this is ENTIRELY true but it has a bases on something that I heard.