<VV> Consumer Reports bias, was: Politics on Virtual Vairs

[Ken Wildman]

Could you explain how cognitive dissonance fits in here?

BTW, the only consumer input is from their annual survey which looks at
reliability data - how many repairs, length of ownership, etc.  They do
actual testing in their labs.  Having taught statistics for over 30 years I
think that few in the general public understand meaningful statistics.

Ken

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[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Stozek
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I gave up on Consumer Reports years ago after I discovered that it was
nothing more than consumers opinions which are substantially influenced
by things like cognitive dissonance.    I don't want opinions.  I want facts
or meaningful statistical data.    Consumers Reports ain't it. 
Jeff Stozek
NE IL   
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