Re:Americans want to delete Instagram more than any other app
by mbesto on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @02:11PM
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> they’re going off of how often people search for how to do it?
Yes, its called a proxy. It's not perfect, but it's very likely has a strong correlation and low standard deviation from the truth.
> What they’re measuring is stats on people too technologically illiterate to manage the apps installed on their own device, right? That’s a significant skew on the conclusions they’re drawing isn’t it?
It's enough of a population to demonstrate probability.
Yes, its called a proxy. It's not perfect, but it's very likely has a strong correlation and low standard deviation from the truth.
> What they’re measuring is stats on people too technologically illiterate to manage the apps installed on their own device, right? That’s a significant skew on the conclusions they’re drawing isn’t it?
It's enough of a population to demonstrate probability.