Jere Lull wrote:
On 2008-01-27 23:35:28 -0500, Stephen Trapani
said:

"Best" is not objective. It's subjective. The choice of statistics to
include or exclude is based upon the measurer's biases, so the
results will be as well.

I disagree. For example, there is a sailboat that handles blue water
best, objectively, all other things being equal.

Despite that I was commenting on "best country", there isn't even a
truly objective measure of the best blue water boat ;-)

Some say crab crusher, some say cat; both may be right -- for themselves.

I may have been too general. There is one model that is best at handling
pounding forces without breaking up. There is one model that is best at
being steady in rough water. There is one model that uses the wind best.
There is one model that has the best living accomodations, etc.

Stephen