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Who is the average Mac user???

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So, for my college my college statistics course, I was assigned to find out who the average Mac user is.

So, if you wouldn't mind answering these three questions, you can help me out with my final semester project:

1. Are you a male or female?
2. How much time do you spend on the computer a day?
3. How old are you?

Thank you so much for taking your time out to answer these questions... It will make my project that much more percise.

As the project progresses over the semester I will keep you all updated in this thread.
 
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Don't know if you'll get the average 'Mac User' by surveying here - you're more likely to get the average 'Mac Forum User' - which I'd be willing to bet is heavily slanted towards being male - which will seriously bias your stats - but since you asked:

1. Male
2. If you're including work 10-12hrs a day - easily
3. 41
 
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1. male
2. hah! another 'if you're including work..' 10-12 hours a day, sometimes 20+
3. 40 (hey, the guy that calls me old is older than me ;) )
 

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Hehe - only as of 2 days ago. I still think you're older than I am :D
 
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After scientific verification, I am the average Mac User.

1. Male
2. A lot
3. 24 with 27 years of experience

Cheers ... McBie
 

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Don't know if you'll get the average 'Mac User' by surveying here - you're more likely to get the average 'Mac Forum User' - which I'd be willing to bet is heavily slanted towards being male
Yeah, not to put a damper on the research but BLVPI has a very good point (oh, the pain to admit that). The users around here aren't really "average" unless you define average in a particular way that includes forum goers. What do you define as average? I only ask since you're probably better off getting the info elsewhere. As unhelpful as that may sound, I truly am trying to help.
 

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1) Male
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I can tell you definitely your statistics here are not going to give you the 'average' Mac user. I did a poll some time ago and found out forum members here run to ~50% IT Techs and related tech specialties.
 

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I can tell you definitely your statistics here are not going to give you the 'average' Mac user.
I agree. It is doing one thing though - making me feel oh so much younger. :p
 

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I agree. It is doing one thing though - making me feel oh so much younger. :p

Actually, my average age is 38. I have an eighteen year old's brain in a fifty eight year old's body. (18+58)/2 = 38
 
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Hope you do get something out of this, because as stated above it will be very bias in this particular place.

PS ~ I see myself not the average user too. Will that reflect in the results ?? ;)


EDIT :

Actually, my average age is 38. I have an eighteen year old's brain in a fifty eight year old's body. (18+58)/2 = 38

I like your way of thinking, and with that in mind I'm a spritley 30 ;P
 

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PS ~ I see myself not the average user too. Will that reflect in the results ?? ;)

You and me both!

Who wants to be average when you can be superior . . . ;)

Of course we always have Brian and Van to even things out. ;D
 
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Of course we always have Brian and Van to even things out. ;D

Oh . . . I have always looked up too them. Does this mean there on the same pegging as you and me lol
 

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You and me both!

Who wants to be average when you can be superior . . . ;)

Of course we always have Brian and Van to even things out. ;D

Oh . . . I have always looked up too them. Does this mean there on the same pegging as you and me lol
Let's not delude ourselves here gents. The order goes me, BLVPI and the rest. Haha. :p
 

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A LOT and many Macs.
My birthday is the same as Steve Jobs. Some say that is why I like MAC® so much! :D

To the OP, how about computer experience? Job? What you do with computers?

In my case:
Computer Experience, a lot. Since 1985/6 starting with old Commodore and Ataris.
Job, Computer/Network Tech
What do I do with computers? Everything from Repair, setup, productivity, Video, Audio/music, Forums, testing applications, simple programming and photography.
 

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Oh . . . I have always looked up too them. Does this mean there on the same pegging as you and me lol

We let them think they are . . . ;)
 

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