Comment on How to Get Hired at Fog Creek, Part 1parentComments−jganetsk17yHow did you come up with this figure of 95% if you have a sample size of 1?−aswanson17yHe qualified the statement by saying "from his perspective" which could be taken to mean "95% percent useless in his life" with a sample size of 1.−sp33217y:) I did say "in my experience"! I also called the story out as an anecdote, not anything statistically useful. The 95% figure is an estimate based on lots of people I know, not just the one story.
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How did you come up with this figure of 95% if you have a sample size of 1?
He qualified the statement by saying "from his perspective" which could be taken to mean "95% percent useless in his life" with a sample size of 1.
:) I did say "in my experience"! I also called the story out as an anecdote, not anything statistically useful. The 95% figure is an estimate based on lots of people I know, not just the one story.