Statistica

Ian positioned his pedometer next to his bed the other night. I put it elsewhere in his room, not realizing that he had a plan, and he was rather concerned. His proposed workaround was that someone - probably whichever grownup would wake him up the next day - could hand him the device while he was still in bed.

I asked Ian how long he intended to wear the pedometer. It turned out he wanted to wear it from the moment he got up until he went to bed. That way, no step taken throughout his statistical day would go uncounted.

(March 26, 2011)