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Kitchen Sink => No Moto Content => Topic started by: ungeheuer on June 17, 2013, 03:12:03 PM

Title: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: ungeheuer on June 17, 2013, 03:12:03 PM
It's safer today to fall from 15 floors up than it was yesterday....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22932001 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22932001)

.. anybody care to disprove this stat?   ;D

Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: ungeheuer on June 17, 2013, 03:13:50 PM
50% of year 9 maths students results fall below the national average.

Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: ungeheuer on June 17, 2013, 03:16:41 PM
A large number of pedestrians are the result of accidents.
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: ungeheuer on June 17, 2013, 03:31:46 PM
46.5% of men say they ALWAYS put the seat down after they've used the toilet...

88.7% of women say they ALWAYS find the seat left up after a male has used the toilet...

Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statisitcs
Post by: suzyj on June 17, 2013, 03:32:42 PM
Two games won from eleven.

But playing Melbourne next...
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: ungeheuer on June 17, 2013, 03:36:35 PM
Of the Grand Finals played against St Kilda, Collingwood have won just 33.33%.

0.00001% of Collingwood supporters have enough intelligence to be electronics wizards.

100% of electronics wizards who support Collingwood are absolute bastards   [cheeky].



Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statisitcs
Post by: lethe on June 17, 2013, 03:58:42 PM
99.94% of Australian statistics make no sense to the modern world here in the US.  [cheeky]
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statisitcs
Post by: ducpainter on June 17, 2013, 04:02:41 PM
Quote from: lethe on June 17, 2013, 03:58:42 PM
99.94% of Australian statistics make no sense to the modern world here in the US.  [cheeky]
The toilet seat stat makes absolute sense. ;D
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statisitcs
Post by: lethe on June 17, 2013, 04:03:52 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on June 17, 2013, 04:02:41 PM
The toilet seat stat makes absolute sense. ;D
shh with your logic  [laugh]
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statisitcs
Post by: Triple J on June 17, 2013, 04:06:42 PM
At least 0.0087% of DMF members can't spell statistics.

[or have fat fingers]
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statisitcs
Post by: LowThudd on June 17, 2013, 04:09:10 PM
A commonly used solvent is consumed by most people on the planet. 100% of those who drink it will die!



Sssh! It's WATER. [drink]
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statisitcs
Post by: ducpainter on June 17, 2013, 04:11:16 PM
Quote from: LowThudd on June 17, 2013, 04:09:10 PM
A commonly used solvent is consumed by most people on the planet. 100% of those who drink it will die!



Sssh! It's WATER. [drink]
I do not drink plain water...

fish make the beast with two backs in it.  ;)
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statisitcs
Post by: Speeddog on June 17, 2013, 04:12:21 PM
93% of drivers consider themselves above-average drivers.
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statisitcs
Post by: LowThudd on June 17, 2013, 04:15:56 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on June 17, 2013, 04:11:16 PM
I do not drink plain water...

fish make the beast with two backs in it.  ;)

That's why I said MOST people. lol
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statisitcs
Post by: ducpainter on June 17, 2013, 04:31:20 PM
Quote from: Triple J on June 17, 2013, 04:06:42 PM
At least 0.0087% of DMF members can't spell statistics.

[or have fat fingers]
At least 1 DMFer doesn't like abbreviations :-*
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statisitcs
Post by: Grampa on June 17, 2013, 04:47:12 PM
95% of all people living will die.


the missing 5% were those people who like nickleback ( those people were never considered to be living to start with)
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: ungeheuer on June 17, 2013, 05:05:27 PM
Quote from: Triple J on June 17, 2013, 04:06:42 PM
At least 0.0087% of DMF members can't spell statistics.

[or have fat fingers]
:-[ [laugh] [cheeky]

100% of OP's say there's little supporting evidence  ;)
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: kopfjäger on June 17, 2013, 05:40:48 PM
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: Monsterlover on June 17, 2013, 06:13:57 PM
Quote from: kopfjäger on June 17, 2013, 05:40:48 PM
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

I tried my damnedest last Friday

:D
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: Speeddog on June 17, 2013, 06:36:55 PM
Quote from: kopfjäger on June 17, 2013, 05:40:48 PM
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

I think that's way way low.

That's 784,080 square feet. I'll approximate that as 784k medium pizzas.
There are ~314 million people.
So that's 0.0025 pizzas per person per day.
If we bump that up on the premise that only half the population eats pizza, IE babies, old, infirm, don't like pizza, etc.
We get 0.005 PPD.
That's one pizza every 200 days.
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: Monsterlover on June 17, 2013, 06:43:14 PM
I could not go 200 days between pizzas

It hurts me that you would even post something like that
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: brimo on June 17, 2013, 06:44:56 PM
Quote from: Speeddog on June 17, 2013, 06:36:55 PM
I think that's way way low.

That's 784,080 square feet. I'll approximate that as 784k medium pizzas.
There are ~314 million people.
So that's 0.0025 pizzas per person per day.
If we bump that up on the premise that only half the population eats pizza, IE babies, old, infirm, don't like pizza, etc.
We get 0.005 PPD.
That's one pizza every 200 days.

Quote from: kopfjäger on June 17, 2013, 05:40:48 PM
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

I think that statistic should be read as 18 acres of pizza per person per day.
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: kopfjäger on June 17, 2013, 06:53:10 PM
A Boeing 747′s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother’s first flight.
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: Triple J on June 17, 2013, 06:57:48 PM
Quote from: ungeheuer on June 17, 2013, 05:05:27 PM
 :-[ [laugh] [cheeky]

100% of OP's say there's little supporting evidence  ;)

;D [thumbsup]
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: Randimus Maximus on June 17, 2013, 07:19:49 PM
Quote from: kopfjäger on June 17, 2013, 06:53:10 PM
A Boeing 747′s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother’s first flight.

I believe the wings on that bird can flex something like 26 feet.
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: 1.21GW on June 17, 2013, 08:04:02 PM
Quote from: ungeheuer on June 17, 2013, 03:31:46 PM
46.5% of men say they ALWAYS put the seat down after they've used the toilet...

88.7% of women say they ALWAYS find the seat left up after a male has used the toilet...


Guess the other 53.5% must have to pee more frequently.
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: Scooter Montgomery on June 18, 2013, 05:48:59 AM
Quote from: kopfjäger on June 17, 2013, 05:40:48 PM
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

18 acres of pizza? Now the is a farm I want to visit. I better stop off at the store one the way home and get some pizza seeds.
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: Skybarney on June 18, 2013, 08:12:25 AM
90% of Competitive Sailplane pilots will retire the same way. Dead in their planes.
Title: Re: The DMF Thread Of Useless Statistics
Post by: Speeddog on June 18, 2013, 01:58:42 PM
Quote from: kopfjäger on June 17, 2013, 05:40:48 PM
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

Here's something a bit closer to believable, 100 acres a day:
http://theweek.com/article/index/216550/americas-pizza-obsession-by-the-numbers (http://theweek.com/article/index/216550/americas-pizza-obsession-by-the-numbers)

That factors my previous calculation to one pizza every 36 days.

I'm thinkin' that's still low.