Basics of Minimum Information for A General Rule Regarding Human Beings: 1) Samp

Basics of Minimum Information for A General Rule Regarding Human Beings:

1) Sample size: > 1000 ~3% error is close enough

2) Sample range: the general population, not a subgroup.

3) Sample source:

… a) reported (total bullshit) (surveys)

… b) observed (mostly bullshit) (observation testing – contrived)

… c) demonstrated (some bullshit) ( recorded testing – in the wild)

… d) discovered data (least possible bullshit) (finance/economics)

If you cannot make use of a sample size > 1000, from the general population, and using discovered data, then it’s almost guaranteed that you’re wrong – and wrong by a long shot.

The best data is an artifact of some other form of data collection.

Thus Endeth The Lesson