Re: OT: Power consumption in Victoria reaches 10.5 watts

In article <D0Lgl.103$eK2.94@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
bogusabdsqy@xxxxxxxxxxx says...>
Joerg wrote:
krw wrote:
In article <zumdnY2GnKMswB7UnZ2dnUVZ_rydnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...>
This isn't what burns me, though. What burns me is their total lack of
understanding of the basics of statistics.
That's because 37.84% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

{;-)

The official government number is 99.44%.


I think right now it's 120% in most states, at least for financial stuff.


Only in 47 of the 58 (states).

;-)

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