Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Relatively few people will read this

Monday's actually my day off but somehow I'm still...

2009-11-09T13:44:06.270Z

Monday's actually my day off but somehow I'm still here. I think I cocked up somewhere..

Adam, that's why these companies do the 'research'...

2009-11-09T13:21:20.793Z

Adam, that's why these companies do the 'research', because it makes a nice easy press release for the MSM to regurgitate.

We should do a study on whether there is a correla...

2009-11-09T12:59:58.620Z

We should do a study on whether there is a correlation between number of column inches of free publicity obtained by companies, and the number of pieces of "research" that they carry out.

I think your maths is wrong, to be honest. The goo...

2009-11-09T12:23:19.817Z

I think your maths is wrong, to be honest. The good news is, relatively few people will read these comments so it doesn't matter whether you're wrong or I am.

Oh goodness. Now let me think. Most illnesses...

2009-11-09T12:02:59.572Z

Oh goodness.

Now let me think.

Most illnesses which are sufficiently serious to require you to take time off work will have a couple of days with you feeling really unwell. Let's say 10% 1 day, 40% 2 days, 20% 3 days, 10% each 4, 5 & 6 days.

I make no claim for the accuracy of the figures above but it seems a reasonable hypothetical. Now, that bias and the weekend would give you a Monday off in over half (54%) of all illnesses (assuming a random day of starting each period of sickness.)

Or is my maths totally wrong?