Re: [Paddlewise] Durability Testing

>     How many is many?

Good question.  It depends :-)

> Yes, we would have to follow your description to work
> data out to the nth degree but who said we needed that kind of accuracy?
> Again, I say, any information is better than none.  I agree with the
details
> of your argument but not the spirit.

I (in my sometimes cynical way) was trying to impart that, some information
isn't always better than none.  Information is easily misused*.  I was not
trying to discourage discussion of whether heavier is better, just infuse
some healthy skepticism.

Evan

* Here are couple of entertaining, quick-reading, small books on how numbers
can be misued:
    John Allen Paulos, "Innumeracy"
    Darrell Huff, "How to Lie with Statistics"



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