Life style : Which city is best?
Apr 9th 2004, 6:16 am
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Life style : Which city is best?
A newspaper had this poll in February
Question:
Life style : Which city is best?
Results:
Sydney - 56%
Melbourne - 17%
Canberra - 5%
Perth - 7%
Hobart - 3%
Brisbane - 8%
Adelaide - 3%
Darwin - 2%
The result had me puzzled for a while......
until I saw which paper did it !!
The Sydney Morning Herald !! mainly Sydney readers I think.
Statistics !! You can say anything with them.
Question:
Life style : Which city is best?
Results:
Sydney - 56%
Melbourne - 17%
Canberra - 5%
Perth - 7%
Hobart - 3%
Brisbane - 8%
Adelaide - 3%
Darwin - 2%
The result had me puzzled for a while......
until I saw which paper did it !!
The Sydney Morning Herald !! mainly Sydney readers I think.
Statistics !! You can say anything with them.
Apr 9th 2004, 8:49 pm
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Re: Life style : Which city is best?
I'm surprised Adelaide only got 2%. IS IT REALLY THAT BAD?
Thats where we are heading and my brother has lived there for 10 years and never complained. We've been there twice now and it seems like a pretty nice city.
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Thats where we are heading and my brother has lived there for 10 years and never complained. We've been there twice now and it seems like a pretty nice city.
Jo
Apr 9th 2004, 8:53 pm
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Re: Life style : Which city is best?
I think this is a OZ media speciality, The Sunshine Coast Daily did a stunning reader in the street poll, with the question "Where is the best place in the world to live" Four out of the Five 
questioned replied Sunshine Coast
I was right pissed off they never interviewed me, I could have made that article a whole lot more interesting
questioned replied Sunshine Coast I was right pissed off they never interviewed me, I could have made that article a whole lot more interesting
Apr 9th 2004, 8:56 pm
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Re: Life style : Which city is best?
Originally posted by ABCDiamond
A newspaper had this poll in February
Question:
Life style : Which city is best?
Results:
Sydney - 56%
Melbourne - 17%
Canberra - 5%
Perth - 7%
Hobart - 3%
Brisbane - 8%
Adelaide - 3%
Darwin - 2%
The result had me puzzled for a while......
until I saw which paper did it !!
The Sydney Morning Herald !! mainly Sydney readers I think.
Statistics !! You can say anything with them.
A newspaper had this poll in February
Question:
Life style : Which city is best?
Results:
Sydney - 56%
Melbourne - 17%
Canberra - 5%
Perth - 7%
Hobart - 3%
Brisbane - 8%
Adelaide - 3%
Darwin - 2%
The result had me puzzled for a while......
until I saw which paper did it !!
The Sydney Morning Herald !! mainly Sydney readers I think.
Statistics !! You can say anything with them.
LIE,S, DAMNED LIES, THEN THERES STATISTICS. ...............
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Apr 9th 2004, 9:04 pm
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Hurray for Mr Mover. I knew you'd come through. Remind me to ring you to deliver all our stuff when we get there. Crate of West End Draft all round.
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Apr 9th 2004, 11:36 pm
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Re: Life style : Which city is best?
Originally posted by steve-n-jo
I'm surprised Adelaide only got 2%. IS IT REALLY THAT BAD?
Thats where we are heading and my brother has lived there for 10 years and never complained. We've been there twice now and it seems like a pretty nice city.
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I'm surprised Adelaide only got 2%. IS IT REALLY THAT BAD?
Thats where we are heading and my brother has lived there for 10 years and never complained. We've been there twice now and it seems like a pretty nice city.
Jo
Now if each local paper did the same poll, I am sure the results would be different each time.
Apr 9th 2004, 11:41 pm
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As ABC points out the poll has the scientific methodology of a Sun phone in Poll. If it was accurate surely Canberra would be down the bottom with Adelaide.
Apr 10th 2004, 12:41 am
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Just shows stats can be used to give the answer you want. I remember a few years ago The Age came up with a study which showed Melbourne had more parklands than any city in Australia, but think they did it by excluding Adelaide from sample group.
Apr 10th 2004, 12:45 am
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Originally posted by Vicky88
Just shows stats can be used to give the answer you want. I remember a few years ago The Age came up with a study which showed Melbourne had more parklands than any city in Australia, but think they did it by excluding Adelaide from sample group.
Just shows stats can be used to give the answer you want. I remember a few years ago The Age came up with a study which showed Melbourne had more parklands than any city in Australia, but think they did it by excluding Adelaide from sample group.
No. i'd better not go into details
Apr 10th 2004, 1:57 am
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Originally posted by bondipom
As ABC points out the poll has the scientific methodology of a Sun phone in Poll. If it was accurate surely Canberra would be down the bottom with Adelaide.
As ABC points out the poll has the scientific methodology of a Sun phone in Poll. If it was accurate surely Canberra would be down the bottom with Adelaide.
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Apr 10th 2004, 2:02 am
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Originally posted by ABCDiamond
I remember quite a few years ago when I was working for a certain company, creating statistics to prove what needed proving No. i'd better not go into details
I remember quite a few years ago when I was working for a certain company, creating statistics to prove what needed proving
No. i'd better not go into details
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Apr 10th 2004, 2:16 am
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Originally posted by mr mover
3 accountants applied for the same Job, the boss decided on a test to work out who was most suitable,the first was asked "whats 2+2?" , the answer came back"4" the second answered the same, the 3rd Accountant answered "anything you want it to be":rolleyes ............... MM
3 accountants applied for the same Job, the boss decided on a test to work out who was most suitable,the first was asked "whats 2+2?" , the answer came back"4" the second answered the same, the 3rd Accountant answered "anything you want it to be":rolleyes ...............
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I do like that one
Apr 10th 2004, 4:28 am
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Actually I'm betting that those in Sydney who think it the best weren't residents of Cabramatta or suburbs of that type.
Apr 10th 2004, 8:18 am
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Originally posted by Vicky88
Actually I'm betting that those in Sydney who think it the best weren't residents of Cabramatta or suburbs of that type.
Actually I'm betting that those in Sydney who think it the best weren't residents of Cabramatta or suburbs of that type.
Apr 10th 2004, 12:31 pm
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Re: Life style : Which city is best?
Originally posted by steve-n-jo
Hurray for Mr Mover. I knew you'd come through. Remind me to ring you to deliver all our stuff when we get there. Crate of West End Draft all round.
jo
Hurray for Mr Mover. I knew you'd come through. Remind me to ring you to deliver all our stuff when we get there. Crate of West End Draft all round.
jo
...... MM