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Re: You should follow me on Twitter

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You should include those in the data set.

Is it "should"? I don't like that word. Are there other options?

I think the parent comment was a joke -- "ought to" is perfectly fine usage in that situation, I believe.

Re: You should follow me on Twitter

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Assuming a truly random sample of 5000 unique, non-overlapping viewers for each experiment, the standard error for the experiments runs from .3% to .5%. The true value for any given sample is pretty likely (> 95%) to be within +/-2 standard errors. So in this case, the difference needs to be more than 0.6%~1.0%, depending on the experiments you're comparing. In other words, these look like they're significant differe…

Do you exclude traffic and clicks received from HN ?

Heh...well, I didn't do the experiment. I'm just the messenger.

Re: You should follow me on Twitter

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Here are the other 49 tricks, briefly summarized: http://www.moskalyuk.com/blog/yes-50-scientifically-proven-w... (This link is via HN, naturally: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=613402 )

I wonder how to best apply this to job-seeking.. Hmm...

I guess the original suggestion corresponds to the "experience" section on your CV/resume; it's demonstrating that others have hired you.

Re: You should follow me on Twitter

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I wonder how to best apply this to job-seeking.. Hmm...

I guess the original suggestion corresponds to the "experience" section on your CV/resume; it's demonstrating that others have hired you.

Yeah, that doesn't really work for someone just coming out of college next year, with no experience, unfortunately.
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