U.S. Spam %: P=13+45*ln*x (2003) - Right or Wrong?

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P=13+45*ln*x represents the percentage of inbound e-mail in the U.S. that is considered spam, where x is the number of years after 2000. say you use 2003, i keep figurin out this out and i get 12.18 and 5.045, i like to have someone tell me if I am right or wrong
 
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poohbear1986 said:
P=13+45*ln*x represents the percentage of inbound e-mail in the U.S. that is considered spam, where x is the number of years after 2000. say you use 2003, i keep figurin out this out and i get 12.18 and 5.045, i like to have someone tell me if I am right or wrong

Do you mean [tex]\[<br /> P = 13 + 45\ln (x)<br /> \][/tex] ?

The natural log of 3 is about 1.0986, or close to 1.10,
so in your example, P = 62.5
 
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symbolipoint said:
Do you mean [tex]\[<br /> P = 13 + 45\ln (x)<br /> \][/tex] ?

What a model... it suggests that all email will be spam as of November of last year.
 
CRGreathouse said:
What a model... it suggests that all email will be spam as of November of last year.

Pretty much matches my inbox :smile: