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Re: Categories of Mismatches between Producer andConsumer?

• To: "Roger L. Costello" <costello@m...>
• Subject: Re: Categories of Mismatches between Producer andConsumer?
• From: John Cowan <jcowan@r...>
• Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:10:12 -0400
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Roger L. Costello scripsit:

> Category 6: Social Environment Differences
> 
> 1. Social Context: the producer creates the data within a certain 
>    social context that may not be shared by the consumer.
> 
>    Example: A "flat" in the U.K. has a very different meaning in
>    the U.S. (This is not a good example.  Anyone have a better 
>    example?)

Someone in the U.K. wishes to get statistics on the number of men's pants sold
annually by such-and-such a manufacturer in New York City.  He can easily
find this information (let us say), but it will not be what he wants:
he will be getting information on the sales of trousers rather than
unmentionables.

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