Subject	not the greatest use of statistics.
Posted by	T(Seattle) on July 19, 2005 at 7:37 PM
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In Reply To	Most stolen car in the U.S posted by AzHeat on July 19, 2005 at 05:20 PM
Message	They only give one real statistic in the article: 1 of 200 1999 Acura Integras were stolen. Then they go on to list the other Top 25. But they don't mention the ratio of the other 24 cars on the list. Maybe 1 of 500 2003 Cadillac Escalades (which made #24 on the list) were stolen. That means there is no significant difference in the odds of the Escalade (much lower on the list) being stolen and a 99 Integra (#1 on the list) being stolen. If 1 of 200 1999 Integras were stolen, that's 0.5%. If 1 of 500 2003 Escalades were stolen, that's 0.2%. Ask yourself if there's a significant difference between 0.5% and 0.2%. I'm on meds so maybe I'm missing something? ----- There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary and those who don't.
Follow Ups	Most stolen car in the U.S - AzHeat 17:20:48 07/19/05 1 in 300 (n/m) - dogpile 17:48:31 07/19/05 It said 1 in 200 stolen. (n/m) - AzHeat 18:05:27 07/19/05 i was saying how many had 'hot' motors - dogpile 18:20:49 07/19/05 Daewoo beats Honda as the 4th most stolen... - telegraph(Denver) 18:15:40 07/19/05 New K-series hondas have key-chip based immobilizers (n/m) - Crim 18:30:43 07/19/05 Thats because you can punch a hole through 'em :) (n/m) - WAGGZ 19:03:26 07/19/05 "Stolen for there powerful engines" (n/m) - Player 18:41:59 07/19/05 HAAA, what? - FORMULAFERRARI 18:50:38 07/19/05 Pound for pound, VTECs are very stout - WAGGZ 19:01:34 07/19/05 I rode in one today. It has 12 less hp and its front wheel - rufflez 23:17:25 07/19/05 Per liter of HP they are up there for NA. (n/m) - AzHeat 20:04:24 07/19/05 LoL? Per liter/hp. Come on that's a ricer cop out even worse - YugoBernie (NoVA) 20:27:31 07/19/05 lol, so true (n/m) - Player 20:51:47 07/19/05 you can get a good look at a t-bone steak by sticking your - Junxster (NoVA) 22:47:00 07/19/05 Acura integras stolen all the time - FORMULAFERRARI 18:49:34 07/19/05 my roomies 96 teg was stolen from a firehouse parking lot - dogpile 19:00:30 07/19/05 not the greatest use of statistics. - T(Seattle) 19:37:58 07/19/05 Here is what I've learned in nortern cali... - sleepy-z 19:40:02 07/19/05 I have to be skeptical about that list - Zrevolver 19:41:25 07/19/05 Agree, but who says C&D/R&T are accurate? its all b/s. (n/m) - sleepy-z 19:46:56 07/19/05 If I am not mistaken they simply publish the list that is - Zrevolver 23:20:59 07/19/05 Good thing there are no Nissans in that list. (n/m) - Strida 07:40:55 07/20/05
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