I think an argument based on statistical significance might be the most appropriate. Assign some nominal probability to someone saying "bear with me" in 1 minute of normal conversation, then calculate the significance level of the number of BWM you get in the sample under analysis.
That way, a consistently maintained 0.5 BWMPM over a ten minute conversation would be far more impressive than 1 BWM in a 2-minute conversation.
I tentatively recommend 0.001 BWMPM as the ambient BBWMPM (Base Bear-With-Me Per Minute) of this part of the universe.
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Statistics ?
Date: 2002-11-19 04:03 am (UTC)That way, a consistently maintained 0.5 BWMPM over a ten minute conversation would be far more impressive than 1 BWM in a 2-minute conversation.
I tentatively recommend 0.001 BWMPM as the ambient BBWMPM (Base Bear-With-Me Per Minute) of this part of the universe.