Hm. The show is still running? Then the show can be considered a sample of what the characters (ok, the writers) will say/put in their mouths. The statistics then have predictive value.
A complete sample is a set of objects from a parent population that includes ALL such objects that satisfy a set of well-defined selection criteria.[3] For example, a complete sample of Australian men taller than 2m would consist of a list of every Australian male taller than 2m. But it wouldn't include German males, or tall Australian females, or people shorter than 2m ...
So, the entire set of all words spoken by South Park characters, by definition, is the population of all words spoken by South Park characters.
For this to be a complete sample, it needs to be a sample out of a larger population. What is that population?
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Hm. The show is still running? Then the show can be considered a sample of what the characters (ok, the writers) will say/put in their mouths. The statistics then have predictive value.
Nope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sample_%28statistics%29
By that definition: a complete sample?
No.
So, the entire set of all words spoken by South Park characters, by definition, is the population of all words spoken by South Park characters.
For this to be a complete sample, it needs to be a sample out of a larger population. What is that population?
Your argument is sound
this seems fitting, though https://giphy.com/gifs/week-media-person-RL0xU1daTlMoE
It's necessary because others refuse to listen and change their position, even when presented with evidence they are wrong.