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Old 05-24-2011, 08:32 PM   #3 (permalink)
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...beats walking...
 
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...mathematically, you need three data sets to average in order to obtain a meaningful "average" value (think of them as: one-too high, one-real, one-too low).

...statistically, you need 30 data sets to determine any (if they exist) trends or relationships.
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