>
>
> Incidentally, for this issue (and for future reference), when doing a
> poll type thing like this, it would probably be a good idea for the data to
> go to one person who could compile the responses and post the results
> to the list.
>
> Personally, I can handle the extra mail and messages because I have
> a T1 connection and I use mail filters, but many people read this list
> over a 14.4 or 28.8 connection, and their mail gets all jumbled together...
> I'm sure they'd appreciate it. :) It would help to keep the signal to
> noise ratio higher too...
>
> If I get some time, maybe I'll write a little CGI program that would
> allow us to set up a poll and it could be accessed via a form on the
> home page. (And maybe even e-mail the results to the list when the
> submission period expires.) :)
>
> As far as the auto vs. stick goes, I think I can speed up the process. :)
> Since I have direct access to the data in the Profiles, its easy for me
> to look up stuff like this.
>
> Of the 88 profiles submitted (out of 300+? tsk. tsk. ;) 87 listed
> their tranny type. Here's the info:
>
>
> Autos: 52 (59.8%)
> Sticks: 35 (40.2%)
>
> Autos outnumber the sticks by 1.49:1. As you can see, while autos
> outnumber sticks, they don't dominate nearly as much as the total of all
> cars in the national average quoted earlier by Bruce. (85% or 5.67:1)
>
> A little bit of additional info: 17 (48.5%) of the sticks were V8's.
> 33 (63.5%) of the autos were V8's, for a ratio of v8 autos to v8 sticks of
> 1.94:1; a little higher when you add the V8. These numbers would seem to
> support the theory that a v8 stick is a rare beast. :) Just to throw
> a couple more numbers into the brew, lets see how the v8 stick compares to
> the entire field: 17 v8 sticks out of 57 vehicles. That means 29.8% of
> the trucks are v8 sticks, which are outnumbered by a 3.35:1 ratio.
Actually Jon, that's 17 V8 sticks out of a total of 87 (52 + 35) vehicles
for a 19.54% of trucks are V8 sticks, which are outnumberd by a 4.12:1
ratio. Just thought you'd want to know you made a little error,
everything else is ok though.
>
> The percentage of v8 sticks is actually quite surprising to me. I
> would have expected a much lower showing. I expect that part of the
> reason for this may be the performance oriented nature of many subscribers.
> I think the "real world" percentage would be a lot lower.
>
> Well, that's more than enough math out of me for one day. :)
>
> -Jon-
>
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> I do not speak for SUNY College at Fredonia; any opinions are my own.
If you didn't notice go up and read insertion, there was a little error
in computation.
Bruce
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