[WWI] Birth Month Poll Results (again)

Rob Stewart rob at rob-stewart.to
Tue Apr 14 20:17:50 EDT 2009


Thanks for the analysis!

guess we can all get to work on our wingnuts kits.

I need to buy one, but I just can't decide which one to get.

Maybe a poll.......

Helen and Chris wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>  
> thanks to the 62 people who took part in this little bit of nonsense.  
> The final figures look like this:-
>  
> Jan - 6 births = 10%
> Feb - 4 births = 6%
> Mar - 5 births = 8%
> Apr - 6 births = 10%
> May - 3 births = 5%
> Jun - 9 births = 15%
> Jul - 4 births = 6%
> Aug - 5 births = 8%
> Sep - 6 births = 10%
> Oct - 5 births = 8%
> Nov - 3 births = 5%
> Dec - 6 births = 10%.
>  
> *Findings:*
>  
> 1) These figures prove, beyond doubt, that those people born in June are 
> more predisposed to have an interest in WW1 than people born in any 
> other month by a factor of 3:2.
>  
> 2) People born in the summer months are more likely to be modellers than 
> those born in the winter months (54% - 46%).
>  
> 3) Those born in May and November (fine month it may be) are less likely 
> to be artistic.
>  
> 4) The second quarter is more likely to produce modelling historians 
> than any other quarter (30% with 1st qtr being 24%, 3rd qtr 24% and 4th 
> qtr 23%)
>  
> *Conclusions:*
>  
> The poll suggests that talented, artistic modelling historians pay no 
> heed to horoscopes.  They are fairly evenly spread throughout the year.
>  
> So the poll, like my spurious findings, are, to quote Andy, complete 
> bollocks!
>  
> Thanks again to all those who entered into the spirit of this.  It's 
> been fun.
>  
> And thanks to Rob for setting up the poll.  You can shut it down now, mate.
>  
> Chris.

-- 
Rob Stewart
It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance 
and a ray of sunshine.




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