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HsR's Demographics of Wowhead: Age
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Post by
Haxzor
15-18 (well, really 14 to 18 because most people have their birthdays in the school year) is the typical age range of a high schooler in the US, which is a more relevant to WoW than voting and drinking age. And that puts 11-14 as your average middle school bracket and 19-22 + 23-26 as the college years.
I'm in college, 18 yrs old, and lumped in with high schoolers. This is why I'm offended.
:P
U YUNG
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Post by
Hyperspacerebel
Out of 70 respondants there's only 5 of us over 30 o.0
I wanna know who the >50 guy is.
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Post by
Hyperspacerebel
Is anyone on this Forum that young?
Isn't that the exact question I'm asking by making that an option?
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Post by
Azazel
Is anyone on this Forum that young?
Isn't that the exact question I'm asking by making that an option?
Remember DOOOMHUNTER? :D
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Post by
Cambo
I've voted.
Looks like people are younger than I think they are!
Post by
Squishalot
Though, I did put thought into it. 15-18 (well, really 14 to 18 because most people have their birthdays in the school year) is the typical age range of a high schooler in the US, which is a more relevant to WoW than voting and drinking age. And that puts 11-14 as your average middle school bracket and 19-22 + 23-26 as the college years.
If that's your goal, you're better off making a 'educational status' poll instead. I'm with Queggy - I was 17 when I started going to uni. And at 26, I've been out of uni for 5 years now. So I don't know how much you can really glean from those age brackets - I wouldn't pick 23-26 as 'college years', for example (unless you're failing your courses, or are a professional student leeching of the government). (Or working and studying part time.)
Looks like people are younger than I think they are!
Oh no, I thought they were as young as that.
: LF a sticky thread for teenage boys who can't choose between WoW and their GF. Pst.
Is it just me, or is anyone else concerned about 'sticky' threads for teenage boys talking about WoW and girlfriends?
Post by
Monday
Is it just me, or is anyone else concerned about 'sticky' threads for teenage boys talking about WoW and girlfriends?
/facepalm
Post by
Squishalot
Is it just me, or is anyone else concerned about 'sticky' threads for teenage boys talking about WoW and girlfriends?
/facepalm
What can I say? It looked bad when I saw it :P
Post by
Hyperspacerebel
If that's your goal, you're better off making a 'educational status' poll instead. I'm with Queggy - I was 17 when I started going to uni. And at 26, I've been out of uni for 5 years now. So I don't know how much you can really glean from those age brackets - I wouldn't pick 23-26 as 'college years', for example (unless you're failing your courses, or are a professional student leeching of the government). (Or working and studying part time.)
You of all people should know that individual cases are by no means the measure of the average.
The average age of college student in almost any institution is around
23
-- up to 29 in the case of
community colleges
.
So my statement:
And that puts...19-22 + 23-26 as the college years. is quite accurate.
I'm not sure what you're arguing. The fact stand that my number set is based on the average age of the school age in question.
And my goal is the age-trends of WoW players. I just chose to group the ages in a non-arbitrary way, and that was determined by average school level.
Post by
Squishalot
You of all people should know that individual cases are by no means the measure of the average.
Oh, definitely. And likewise, you'd know that the average =/= the median. The average, just like users on this board, is skewed by the minority of significantly older students. And community college is somewhat different - I didn't expect you to mean that 19-26 = community college. If you do, then your own numbers debunk that.
The typical (i.e. median) student enters college aged 17-19 (depending on your school leaving age), and spends 3-5 years there. Therefore, you're looking at an age range of 17 to 24 at the extremes, with the majority sitting between 18 and 23, noting that by definition, there will be less 5th year students than 1st-4th year students (even if there are equally many people doing 3 year and 5 year courses).
So again - if you're 26 and still in college (emphasis on 'still', as in, were in college coming out of high school and never left), you're either doing it part time, you're leeching off the government and doing multiple courses, or you're failing your courses.
Post by
Hyperspacerebel
You of all people should know that individual cases are by no means the measure of the average.
Oh, definitely. And likewise, you'd know that the average =/= the median. The average, just like users on this board, is skewed by the minority of significantly older students. And community college is somewhat different - I didn't expect you to mean that 19-26 = community college. If you do, then your own numbers debunk that.
The typical (i.e. median) student enters college aged 17-19 (depending on your school leaving age), and spends 3-5 years there. Therefore, you're looking at an age range of 17 to 24 at the extremes, with the majority sitting between 18 and 23, noting that by definition, there will be less 5th year students than 1st-4th year students (even if there are equally many people doing 3 year and 5 year courses).
So again - if you're 26 and still in college (emphasis on 'still', as in, were in college coming out of high school and never left), you're either doing it part time, you're leeching off the government and doing multiple courses, or you're failing your courses.
So what does that have to do with anything?
Again:
I'm not sure what you're arguing
I don't see any conclusion other than "my arbitrary age grouping is slightly less arbitrary than your age grouping." And not only do I disagree that your arguments back that up, I disagree that it even matters, because any grouping is arbitrary.
Post by
Squishalot
Squish: Your age groups can't be used to generate any other interesting stats.
HsR: No, they can be used to represent schooling groups.
Squish: No, because they don't match schooling groups that well, and you might as well create a poll based on education instead. Therefore, your age groups can't be used to generate any other interesting stats, and thus, could have been grouped differently if you'd thought about it a bit more when you put it together.
I'm sure you've done surveys where there are age groups to be filled out. There is actually a science to the development of those groups, you know.
And my goal is the age-trends of WoW players. I just chose to group the ages in a non-arbitrary way, and that was determined by average school level.
How many grades are there in each school level? 3, 4, or 6, depending on what system your particular state uses, as I understand. The idea of grouping ages in groups of 4 seems very arbitrary, especially when applied to age groups over 18, and any justification about being linked to average school level seems after-the-fact.
Post by
Hyperspacerebel
How many grades are there in each school level? 3, 4, or 6, depending on what system your particular state uses, as I understand. The idea of grouping ages in groups of 4 seems very arbitrary, especially when applied to age groups over 18, and any justification about being linked to average school level seems after-the-fact.
High school in the US is 4 years, and the majority of college undergraduate programs in the US are 4 years. So I chose 4 rather than randomly choosing some other number. Slightly less arbitrary.
And it only makes sense make every age grouping the same size. Applying a different size to groups over 18 just leads to misleading data.
HsR: No, they can be used to represent schooling groups.
Where did I say that? All I said was that the average high-school age basis on which I made the age groups. I'm not "representing" anything. I'm giving reasons why I happened to choose one arbitrary system over another.
Post by
Squishalot
Where did I say that?
15-18 (well, really 14 to 18 because most people have their birthdays in the school year) is the
typical age range of a high schooler
in the US, which is a
more relevant to WoW
than voting and drinking age. And that puts 11-14 as your
average middle school bracket
and 19-22 + 23-26 as the
college years
.
There.
Anyway, as I said, if you were looking for school-linked ages, you'd be better off asking what level of education people were at. Queggy's situation of being 18 and at college is one that's familiar to about half the people in first year, straight from high school (half being 18, and half being 19). It's not as if we're just talking about individual cases.
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