2696: "Precision vs Accuracy"

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2696: "Precision vs Accuracy"

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Title text: 'Barack Obama is much less likely than the average cat to jump in and out of cardboard boxes for fun' is low precision, but I'm not sure about the accuracy.

Perhaps Obama hasn't jumped in and out of cardboard boxes for fun, but he might enjoy it if he tried it.
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Re: 2696: "Precision vs Accuracy"

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One of my favorites in a while.

I feel we should only use cats as a unit of measurement and weight.
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