Originally Posted by montanafordman (Post 1419738)

Since I was messing around with Excel I had thought to make a histogram of the data for fun. I took a graduate level statistics class in college 13 years ago as a geography grad student and used to be a pro at this stuff. Since I've been flying airplanes for a living since then I've forgotten how to do most of this stuff but after another member made the request to show more detail I decided to give it another shot.

Its interesting how you can make data tell you a completely different story depending on how its portrayed. The mean (average) birth year of the first 90 valid responses is 1952. The median is 1949. (half the responses are higher, and half responses are lower) When I grouped the responses by decade the picture showed a different story. There are a greater number of categories above the 1940's birth decade which supports the mean and median numbers but the 1940's are the most represented by a single group. If that makes any sense?

Again - Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics. Remember that when listening to politicians and fact checking. :p ;)


http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/w...ar%20graph.jpg

Originally Posted by coupe1942 (Post 1419823)

I'm writing all the names and birth dates down in my journal. Can you guys please include the last 4 numbers to your social security cards so I can complete the requirements to earn my official Boy Scout phishing badge? Mama needs a new car and all this personal info stuff will help her to get one. :-) :-) :-)

Originally Posted by John Kuhnast (Post 1419834)

My year is 1934. When I had my 1931 Sport coup in 1953 and needed a part I just went to the Ford dealer. Remember buying a new hand brake for $5.00