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[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

0.2% of surveys get some kind of 0.2% response, especially if the survey is about statistics.

[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

that's not how it works. That's not how anything works!

Percentile of a variable != level of that percentile.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 12 points 1 month ago

Pffft, only 0.2% of people understand surveys anyway.