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Unread 26-11-2013, 10:43   #9
berneyarms
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Originally Posted by comcor View Post
Here we get to see a danger in the way this data can be interpreted

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland...in-250699.html



That is on a Thursday in November.

On a Saturday or Sunday in July, that number will be far higher.

It may have the biggest variability in demand of any station in the country.
I was thinking that myself.

November is the right time to hold a census on commuter routes, as it is the peak travel period, and allows for everyone to have adjusted their travel patterns after the colleges return.

However, I'm inclined to think that a second census should be taken during the summer as well for Intercity routes to reflect the much higher loadings that they get at that time of the year.

It's like all statistics, you have to take into account the circumstances behind them and not simply take the figures as gospel.
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