Factualities for February 27, 2019

February 27, 2019

Data are wonderful. Especially when each and every fact is presented without context and without the constraints of Statistics 101. Here are some gems from the last few days:

24 percent. Percentage of adults who listen to podcasts each day. Country? Sample size? Demographics of “adults”? Not relevant. Source: Chartable

51 percent. Percentage of technology industry workers who believe that fake news is in line with President Trump’s view of the media. Source: Buzzfeed

$522 billion. Revenue from global sales of smartphones in 2018. Source: GFK

$3,500. Cost of Microsoft HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset. (The price is $900 more than the Huawei Mate X foldable 5G mobile phone.) Source: The Verge

1020. Number of hate groups tallied in 2018. Source: USA Today

$1,000. Initial fee for a Google dot dev domain name. Source: The Register

930. The number of exabytes consumed by mobile users in a single year by 2020. Source: Enterprise Networking Planet

500 or 50? Number of Microsoft employees who did not sign up to develop weapons. Source: Buzzfeed

47th. The rank of the US among 77 countries in 4G download speeds. Source: 9to5Mac. Note: The original document has been “disappeared.”

65. Number of days Signal has spent trying to contact Google about an app updating issue. Source: Twitter

1 terabyte. Size of new SanDisk micro secure digital card. Source: Engadget

Stephen E Arnold, February 27, 2019

Written by Stephen E. Arnold · Filed Under Factualities, News

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