Eric Stevens
An estimate with some hard numbers behind it, including error data and an acceptable estimate of probability might be regarded as statistical data. Without that kind of support, it's just a guess.

Sandman
No, it's not just a guess. It had some hard data behind it, it's just that nospam couldn't remember the actual numbers,

Eric Stevens
You are inventing that. He actually said (and note the first paragraph):

"there were way more than 24 cameras on display at the best buys i've been at and i didn't check every single camera to see if every single one was functional, therefore any numbers you pull from your ass are going to be incorrect (not that there was any doubt).

there were probably 4-5 slrs (don't remember) and i only looked at slrs and of those, just nikon and canon. i don't know (nor care) how many of the compacts were functional but based on my experience, there were likely to be several that had one problem or another.

i'd estimate that in somewhere around half the visits, there is at least one problem camera on display, either visually, such as missing a lens or otherwise obviously broken, or something wrong in actual testing, such as with a dead battery or otherwise non-functional."

Sandman
so based on memory, ...

Eric Stevens
The memory about which he wrote "(don't remember)"?