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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 884492" data-attributes="member: 32260">The below is probably true:<ol>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">All AV vendors were/are/will be cheating in some way.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">There were/are/will be many tests impaired by money.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Differences between many AVs in a single test are a simple illusion (due to big statistical errors).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ol">Most people misunderstand the test results and compare the tests which cannot be directly compared.</li>
</ol>So, are the tests useless?Yes - for most people.No - for some people and AV vendors.Generally, the tests are not useless as an average of many (comparable) tests. If one takes the average then the first two points are unimportant (the vendors cannot cheat and pay all the time). The third point is not valid, because the statistical errors get smaller if the number of tests increases.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite130" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs up&nbsp; &nbsp; (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 884492, member: 32260"] The below is probably true: [LIST=1] [*]All AV vendors were/are/will be cheating in some way. [*]There were/are/will be many tests impaired by money. [*]Differences between many AVs in a single test are a simple illusion (due to big statistical errors). [*]Most people misunderstand the test results and compare the tests which cannot be directly compared. [/LIST] So, are the tests useless? Yes - for most people. No - for some people and AV vendors. Generally, the tests are not useless as an average of many (comparable) tests. If one takes the average then the first two points are unimportant (the vendors cannot cheat and pay all the time). The third point is not valid, because the statistical errors get smaller if the number of tests increases.(y) [/QUOTE]

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