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Originally Posted by madrasahs
Just using boating fatalities distorts the findings, as a single disaster -- or including commercial figures -- can skew the results for a given year.
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Thank you Bob!
You have come full circle and finally realized the fallacy of your own perceptions against a certain class of boat. I couldn't have proven my point any better than with your own words in your latest post!
Let me again remind you of your own findings;
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Originally Posted by madrasahs
Just using boating fatalities distorts the findings, as a single disaster -- or including commercial figures -- can skew the results for a given year.
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See, a little research didn't hurt you.
I know...it's very painstakingly slow on those dial-up connections, but it is a necessary evil if one wants to be taken seriously in a debate.
Perhaps if you ever get up this way again you could spring for broadband..it will open up whole new worlds of opportunities for you (or so say the statistics).
In closing, this extended debate should serve as a warning to readers that statistics must be peoperly employed to bear meaningful fruit. In the case of the so called "off-shore boat", data shows that there are so few accidents and/or fatalities per year within this classification that statistical data is insignificant/meaningless when compared to the classifications of other boats.
The fact of the matter remains that boating is an extremely safe hobby with little chance of you or your loved ones becoming injured or killed when compared to a myriad of other daily activities. All it takes is a little common sense (and a little less prejudice) to enjoy this endeavor to it's maximum.
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