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Elskidor · July 31, 2014 at 12:34 am

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~~ShaMan~~ · July 31, 2014 at 12:35 am

Exactly! 5 STARS!

**Foxaèr** · July 31, 2014 at 12:36 am

The problem with polls is that they cover only a small protion of humanity that in reality does not reflect the majority.

~~ShaMan~~ · July 31, 2014 at 12:37 am

(July 31, 2014 at 12:36 am)Kitanetos Wrote: The problem with polls is that they cover only a small protion of humanity that in reality does not reflect the majority.

You, of all people, should express your appreciation of poles!

**Foxaèr** · July 31, 2014 at 12:42 am

(July 31, 2014 at 12:37 am)ShaMan Wrote: You, of all people, should express your appreciation of poles!

~~psychoslice~~ · July 31, 2014 at 12:44 am

Polls only work for those who want to hear what they want to hear.

~~ShaMan~~ · July 31, 2014 at 12:47 am

(July 31, 2014 at 12:42 am)Kitanetos Wrote:
(July 31, 2014 at 12:37 am)ShaMan Wrote: You, of all people, should express your appreciation of poles!

**CapnAwesome** · (This post was last modified: July 31, 2014 at 12:58 am by CapnAwesome.)

(July 31, 2014 at 12:36 am)Kitanetos Wrote: The problem with polls is that they cover only a small protion of humanity that in reality does not reflect the majority.

There is a lot of science behind polling. Once a poll reaches a certain percentage of people, if that percentage is representative of the overall population well (i.e. random) they become pretty accurate, that's normally what the margin of error refers too. There are other ways to put bias or control polling using selection bias or more commonly wording bias, but if you know the science behind polling, you can't really levy criticism against survey size.

Myself, I love polls. I considered making a career that involved them. I love understanding how they work, what they can do and tell you, and what they can't tell you. I think if you dismiss polling out of hand you just don't understand how they work.

Nine · July 31, 2014 at 4:06 am

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