Actually, that means it is odd. It should be more than 40%, on the assumption that some people call in sick to take long weekends.
Joy
:::-----Original Message----- :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf :::Of Greg Potts :::Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:28 AM :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM :::Subject: Re: Stats. ::: :::Hi Al, ::: :::Not Odd. 100% statistically probable. ::: :::40% of the 5 day work week is made of of Fridays and Mondays. ::: :::If it were less, that would be odd. ::: ::: :::Happy Trails, ::: :::Greg Potts :::1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato :::www.pottsfamily.ca :::www.busesofthecorn.com ::: ::: ::: ::: :::On 12-Nov-07, at 5:55 PM, Pensioner wrote: ::: :::> Turns out that 40% of the sick days taken by US workers are either :::> friday or :::> monday. :::> :::> Odd? :::> :::> Perhaps just getting a jump on the westy camping traffic. |
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