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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

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Often when they do I throw out my favorite statistic: 73.6% of all statistics are made up. Here are some examples: - You ask a small sample set so that data isn’t statistically significant. This type of statistical error is known as “selective bias.&#. Statistics aren’t evil. It’s irony.

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Bccthis Adds Statistics To Twitter Client

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Los Angeles-based Bccthis , which develops software which connects Twitter, Microsoft Outlook, and the BlackBerry, said this week that it has launched a number of features to provide statistics and analytics on the service.

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Frameworks Round 3

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Timed tests means Wrk''s computation of latency statistics is more accurate for high-performance frameworks. In previous rounds, each test ran 100,000 requests, which meant execution time spanned from seconds to hours depending on the framework. With Round 3, all tests run for 1 minute each.

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Draftpedia Aims At NFL, NBA Fans

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draft statistics stats sports sporting players history smartphone itunes draftpedia' Rabie was most recently CMO and COO of a small chain of frogen yogurt shops, and also had spent time in marketing and PR positions; Sarafian has served at such local companies as RazorGator, the LA Times, and Sony Entertainment. READ MORE>>.

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Startups: What are your odds for success?

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Well, the numbers don’t lie, even if there are several sources of these statistics. Bureau of Labor Statistics states that 50% of all businesses survive five years or more, and about one-third survive ten years or more. Starting a company is HARD – in so many ways. And risky too. And this includes all businesses, not just startups.

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Layoffs Take Big Toll In California In 2009

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According to statistics gathered by the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, during 2009, employers in California took 6,377 mass layoff actions, which resulted in the loss of 532,028 jobs in the state. Tags: layoffs jobs 2009 labor statistics employment employee economy. READ MORE>>.

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LA Leads In Entrepreneurs, Says Report

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A new study released by the Kauffman Foundation this week shows that the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has the highest number of entrepreneurs per 100,000 people, of the top fifteen largest MSAs.