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Originally Posted by jmatta33
Has anyone in this thread actually taken a statistics class or classes on how studies like this are done properly? None of this data is in any way shape or form even usable. For 1, people with SCH failures or people are worried about SCH failures are going to be more likely to cast a vote. In addition, the sampling data isn't an accurate representation of the overall population of owners as you have to be a member of the forum to even be able to participate (which obviously limits the demographic of people who are being represented right off the bat). I say all of that to say this... DONT read too much into this data...
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Also, the standard population is most likely driving these cars vastly different than the members on this forum who track, tune, mod, etc.
Technically this is the only sample that should matter to us, but you are definetly right, guys who spun are going to be voting way more than us who haven't (knock on wood). Also misclicks, troll votes, etc. Also on the MT's we don't know what proportion were money shifts.
All of this is basically useless data but what we do know is that it is possible. it does happen. and it has happened more than a few times. That is enough to scare anyone.
What i am more concerned about is what proportion is catastrophic