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Re:To Get More Replies, Say Less (2017) by daguar on Friday July 24, 2020 @11:34AM (#23940708)
This is neat! That said, I don't think the statistical size makes this a conclusion you can draw:

- "a reply rate of 1% (1 in 100 users)"

- "a reply rate of 4% (1 in 25 users)"

- "a reply rate of 8% (1 in 12 users)"

Sorry to say but... we really can't draw a conclusion like this strictly from these kinds of numbers.

Totally possible these conclusions ARE true, but I'd test at a bigger scale and/or with qualitative research with users.

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Re:To Get More Replies, Say Less (2017) by gk1 on Friday July 24, 2020 @11:49AM (#23940903)
The sample size was more than big enough to get a significant result. (Netlify was very popular even in 2017.)

"1 in 100" = "one in every 100"

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Re:To Get More Replies, Say Less (2017) by daguar on Friday July 24, 2020 @07:33PM (#23945554)
Ahh thanks for clarifying!
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