"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message 
news:1818c45uba5iv8h06oemp4qfa9akher6jd@4ax.com...
> When using a media with settings of:
>      confidence 0.0
>      variance   1.0

After reading this passage in help about these settings I'm confused:
As each interval is sampled, the variance is computed. If the variance is 
below a threshold value, then no more samples are needed. The variance and 
confidence keywords specify the permitted variance allowed and the 
confidence that you are within that variance. The exact calculations are 
quite complex and involve chi-squared tests and other statistical principles 
too messy to describe here. The default values are variance 1.0/128 and 
confidence 0.9. For slower more accurate results, decrease the variance and 
increase the confidence.

Why would there ever be a condition where you would use confidence 0.0? 
You're saying NO confidence in the media sample. Am I missing something 
here?

Jim

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