Re: [wg-review] Clarifications requested from BoD, Staff, NC, TC,Chair prior to co-Chair elections

[DPF <david@farrar.com>]

On Thu, 11 Jan 2001 15:39:37 -0800, Kent Crispin wrote:
>On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 05:42:56PM -0500, Judith Oppenheimer wrote:

>> For clarity's sake, particularly if you are going to use my name, the
>> relevant statistic is that 75.5% of domain registrants are SMALL businesses
>> of BETWEEN ONE AND FOUR EMPLOYEES.
>
>What you said previously is:
>
>    85% of registrants are companies, BUT 75.5% OF COMPANIES REGISTERING
>    DOMAIN NAMES are small businesses, in fact, the smallest of the
>    small: 1 - 4 employees.  [Emphasis added]
>
>
>That is, the above clearly states that 85% of registrants are companies,
>and 75.5% of that 85% are small companies.  75.5% of 85% is 64.1%.  That
>is, 64.1% of domain registrants are small businesses.  This is not the
>same as your statement above, which is that 75.5% of domain registrants
>are small businesses. 
>
>I don't have a vested interest in which version is correct, to tell you
>the truth.  But I would like to know which it is.

The first statement is the correct one.  This is fairly easily
verifiable by adding the percentages up.

DPF
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