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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 04:08 PM Original message |
Opinion Polls - Fact or Bunk? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Any basic statistics or qualitative and quantitative methods text |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 04:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I know a bit about random samples |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 04:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Yep- and there are also serious problems with clustering |
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C_U_L8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. The Old Republican Bible |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. you'd be amazed at how effective 1000 is as a sample size. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 05:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. It's tough to explain probability to folks who play lotto. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. So true. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 05:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. That is the ONLY way to guarantee a good time.. |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 05:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. That's the ONLY way to view it, in my case. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 05:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I call lotteries "the I don't understand math tax". |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
7. Relevant but dependent on two conditions: |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 05:39 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. EVERYBODY? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
8. Here's a link on polls to get you started. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 05:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Q: Is an election "an unscientific survey without value"?? |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-26-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. As a matter of fact, it is an unscientific survey |
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