Le 1 Sep 2007 14:35:48 GMT, Dave Hinz <DaveHinz@gmail.com> écrivait dans soc.genealogy.misc: >On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:53:18 -0400, Denis Beauregard <denis.b-at-francogene.com@fr.invalid> wrote: >> On 1 Sep 2007 00:08:15 GMT, Dave Hinz <DaveHinz@gmail.com> wrote in >> soc.genealogy.misc: > >>>Fair enough, now what about the claim that the purpose of a census is to >>>sell data to marketers? > >> Not exactly, but as I said, a good marketer will buy the data needed >> for the job. > >OK, a direct question and answer. Excellent. Please provice a cite to >show that the census data in question is _ABLE TO_ be bought for >marketing purposes. Now perhaps you will finally see my point. http://www.statcan.ca/english/ads/cansimII/index.htm#pricing ... CANSIM is used by: Market researchers, analysts, economists, business professionals, professors, and the general public in order to: (...) Analyze market potential (...) Make investment decisions ... The data sold are based on the census made by the same agency. Now, you may argue one can't see the details. But then, the details are not statistics... Denis -- 0 Denis Beauregard - /\/ Les Français d'Amérique du Nord - www.francogene.com/genealogie--quebec/ |\ French in North America before 1721 - www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/ / | Maintenant sur cédérom, début à 1765 oo oo Now on CD-ROM, beginnings to 1765

On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:14:25 -0400, Denis Beauregard <denis.b-at-francogene.com@fr.invalid> wrote: > Le 1 Sep 2007 14:35:48 GMT, Dave Hinz <DaveHinz@gmail.com> écrivait > dans soc.genealogy.misc: > >>OK, a direct question and answer. Excellent. Please provice a cite to >>show that the census data in question is _ABLE TO_ be bought for >>marketing purposes. Now perhaps you will finally see my point. > http://www.statcan.ca/english/ads/cansimII/index.htm#pricing Thank you. > The data sold are based on the census made by the same agency. > Now, you may argue one can't see the details. But then, the details > are not statistics... I'm not arguing anything. I saw a statement backed up with exactly zero evidence and asked to see same so I knew how or if it was reliable information. Asking for a cite isn't saying "That statement is wrong", it's saying "Where can I get more information on this claim".