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"Your Name" wrote in message
news:ibunfc$e9o$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
>
> "cloud dreamer" wrote in message
> news:7fCdnfKUqZsd43_RnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@supernews.com...
>> On 16/11/2010 9:09 AM, Neil Rieck wrote:
>> > [...snip...]
>> >>
>> >> That's not how the rating system works. Neilsen has a set number of
>> >> meters out there in selected homes. They base their numbers on them
>> >> and
>> >> extrapolate total viewership from the sample set.
>> >
>> > The measurement boxes are expensive so they (Nielson) still support a
>> > larger paper diary system which allows people to lie (network bias).
>>
>> They would statistically lie in equal numbers so the difference would be
>> negligible.
>>
>> So, tell me. What else are they supposed to do???
>>
>> Until they can start collecting data live from DVRs, what other system
>> are they supposed to use???
>>
>> If they can't rely on people to tell the truth in the diary portion of
>> their polling, they have to rely on the meters. If they're that
>> expensive, they have to rely on extrapolated data and conclusions.
>
> Meters are no better than diaries. You would have to have a meter attached
> to every TV in the house, as well as recording devices and download sites.
> You would also have to determine whether anyone is actually watching the
> TV
> or simply tuning in to some "news" show because they think thye should,
> but
> in reality are in another room eating dinner or whatever.
YN, this next question is not meant sarcastically, I promise. Granting that
meters and diaries and all that don't work, can you give me a thorough idea
how you would set up your ideal system to work, assuming resources were no
object and you had the entire say-so about the project?
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