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Old Jun 14, 2012 | 7:51 pm
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Originally Posted by UA-NYC
Those us with a background and experience in statistics would say that, while the absolute rates are all low, the real interest lies in statistically significant differences, as has been shown with traditionally high PMCO (now COdbaUA) IDB rates.
If the absolute numbers really are all so low then why does it matter that one carrier is "twice as bad" as another? Any given passenger is still tremendously unlikely to experience the issue, right?

Whether I've got a 1:10,000 or 2:10,000 chance of an IDB the odds still say that it is never going to happen to me, even if I fly 100 segments a year over 40 years, right?
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