Re: Can Anything Stop Toyota?

Do you think 600K is a large survey? I don't, not when you consider over 18,000,000 new vehicles are sold in the US every year. According to what I saw on TV the other night over a million people believe in flying saucers. ;)

mike hunt

Harrier AWD wrote:

> > > > >Nobody of experience gives Consumer Reports much credence. They are > >handy ... but not much more. I've seen them print laughable reviews > >while other times they get it close to right. That publication > >should never make up your mind. > > > >The back door tours I got of GM Southgate back in '78 was when I had > >a part time job picking up special deliveries of parts baskets from > >LAX and running them (often late at night) to the plant. GM > >Southgate at that time was a shoddy place by any standard. It was > >soon closed. > > > >Take this to the bank, friend .... what you learn in a library is > >only icing on the cake ... after a factory tour, especially an > >unguided tour. I also took an unguided tour of Ford's truck assembly > >plant in Richmond, VA (1989?). Damned JIT delivery. But I didn't > >let that layover time turn into wasted time. :-) > >-- > > > > ~~Philip > > So *you* have more credence than Consumer Reports annual survey on quality and > reliability? They survey 600,000 people each year vs. you. You consider > their reviews and surveys are "laughable" because *you* refuse to face the > truth. CR has 4 million paid subscribers. > > You learn nothing at plant tour. It's just auto maker's PR campaign. To get > a real education, go to the library or go back to school. Getting backdoor > treatment at UAW plants only increase your usage of Preparation H.
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Mikehunt2
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Policitical polls sample a small fraction of a percent of the voting population, but are accurate to +/- a few percent. If CR samples 600K people are year (I can't confirm this number but it sounds about right), then this is very much a stastically valid survey.

- Mark

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markjen

If you can find a larger survey, I'll sure be looking into it.

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HarrierAWD

You are an idiot. You have already demonstrated that you know nothing about statistics and the above statement proves it once again. 600K is a huge survey and the number of cars sold per year is irrelevant.

Do us all a favor Kunt. Next time you get a blood test at the doctor's office, point out that he is only sampling a fraction of a percent of your blood. Insist that he take at least 4 pints to get a good sample.

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Gordon McGrew

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