AdmiralPred
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- Jun 9, 2005
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Oh yeah, I understand the point that these articles are trying to get across. In terms of average attendance in the NHL for the month of October, this particular October was better than any October ever.Troy McClure said:Sure, if you read only that sentance and ignored the headline and also ignored the rest of the release, you might misunderstand the point.
This like any reading is all about context. The headline provides context, large and bolded for the reader to see. If you saunter on down to the next line following the "misleading" comment, you will see how the average attendance numbers for this October were higher than three previous years. If you then read the rest of it, it is very clear that average attendance was the point.
I can only assume that in the article that spongeBob referenced that the attendance figures were NHL numbers as they were not referenced in the release. The first two sentances of that release and the AP release on ESPN(from post #1) are identical leading me, personally, to beleive that it may have been released by the NHL thus raising a bit of skepticism. In the grand scheme of things, I could really care less who used what numbers and who released what information. I did not post to stir the pot or promote any NHL conspiracy theory, although I think that there is a sinister plot in the works for the NHL to take over the world and attendance is only the tip of the ice berg, rather I posted because this turned into an entertaining thread, yet raised some very interesting questions about press releases and statistics.
Wow, that was a long sentance.
And now back to the topic: NHL X-files.