Pretty funny. I don't think they understand what "random" or "cherry pick" actually mean. While not mutually exclusive, the one often precludes the other. It's interesting they assume you had a position before you pulled the random data versus the fact that the data you pulled forced the assumption. Like you said typical scientific method, but since the data doesn't fit their narrative, you must be evil...
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Most people do not have a coherent understanding of random samples, and random sampling.
Populations of objects can be classified into decision units, and then a sampling methodology can be devised to reduce bias from being introduced.
After I was a soldier, I worked as an environmental consultant and routinely collected samples of soil, groundwater, and hazardous materials (lead, asbestos, arsenic) - while the sample collection procedures are specific to the field or medium, the statistical principles apply broadly to assessing some portion of a population of any objects to measure any arbitrary characteristics.
A meaningful sample size has some proportional relationship, or ratio to the population size that we are attempting to assess. We may not like the inferences from the data but the data can certainly be collected in an unbiased reproducible manner. With hazardous materials some sampling protocols even mandated duplicate samples as a quality check for the laboratory.
Tangential, but this brings back memories of rappelling down a hillside in Hawaii to collect samples to measure the lead content in surface soils after a contractor made a mess from sandblasting a bridge coated with lead-based paint.
Good times.
Azircon's data may prompt some uncomfortable discussions or reflections. His value judgments on that data indicate what he considers important characteristics in Hive users - original content creation or patterns of investment or accumulation of core Hive assets. There is a lot to reflect on there, and it likely is an iteration of the ongoing debate about what makes Hive valuable and how is that value best sustained.
Yes. Khal’s entitlement and arrogance is bothersome.
I have blocked him.
I can't say I blame you.