Koen Verbeeck (11/19/2014)
12 in 14 scientific studies prove the fact that you can make any claim, as long as you use precise numbers. 😀
From the illustrious Mr. Celko:
"I have Mother Celko's Law of Decimal Places: 'A statistic or measurement impresses the reader to the square of the decimal places.' This a means that telling your non-techie manager that the average weight of a floobsnizzle is 23 kilograms is not as impressive as telling him the average weight of a floobsnizzle is 23.12 kilograms. " ("Data is Crazier Than You Think" over on Simple Talk)
We now return you to your regularly scheduled discussion...
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Just my $0.02 from over here in the cheap seats of the peanut gallery - please adjust for inflation and/or your local currency.