Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Well, the last one was estimated by SF Police (not organisers) at > > 100,000 to 150,000 and with the growing shift in public feeling > about> potential war, I would guess rather more than that this. > > > > How big does it have to be before it's classed as "massive"...? > > I don't know, but when they count the number, are they going to use > "statistical" (snicker, cough, choke...) methods, and "really" > count only a > very dense area, and then apply this density for some overall > (inflated)area...and play with the numbers so that 10,000, > including normal traffic > and tourists etc. somehow turns into "100,000 ANGRY protestors"? > > Austin Actually, "snicker snicker" this was from an article on that very subject. The SF Police used aerial photographs rather than rely on statistical methods, to compare the two. As I recall, what was finally considered the most accurate count (based on the photographs) was somewhat higher than the "statistical" method, which they were suprised to find actually understimated the number by quite a degree. tim - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html