Something else about the accuracy of that poll:
"I went to look at the stats on this poll; here's some info you otherwise might not know:
1. They polled 1,338 people. That's all. That's less than the number of people in my small town high school.
2. They did 80% this through a phone poll, so that further limits it to people who will actually take a phone survey. (The remaining 20% was via internet.)
3. I couldn't find any more information on the people they polled: nothing about where they live (did the surveyors poll locally? statewide? nationwide? rural? urban? suburban? a mix of locations?). Nothing about their economic status. Nothing about their race. Nothing that gives any kind of relation between their age (which was asked) or their gender (which was asked) and how they answered.
4. Many of the "charts" in the poll are meaningless. I invite you to go look at the charts that compare, say, the options of Islam should be legal or illegal, and Christianity should be our Official U.S. religion, support or oppose... they simply stuck varying percentages in there with no clue or key as to how they relate to the two points. They don't make it clear if the "Base" refers to percentage of people who think Islam should be legal or illegal, or if it refers to percentage of people who think Christianity should or should not be the official state religion here. It gets more confusing when you try to figure out what the other percentages are for---example: if 56% of the people polled think Islam should remain a legal religion here, reading on horizontally seems to say that of those people, 33% support making Christianity our official state religion, 78% oppose it, and 27% are not sure. 33+78+27 is far more than 100%, folks. Those polled can't offer multiple options on an answer. If they're indicating the opinions of the 56% who want Islam to remain legal on the other question (Christianity as official religion), they're barking out their ass.
5. Polling size and info on those polled MATTERS. For instance, if you went to the small bible-belt town where I grew up and polled 1338 people on whether or not Christianity should be our official state religion, you'd likely get a much higher percentage of people saying "Yes" than you would if you polled the same number of people in, say, one of the avant-garde areas near where I live. If you poll on the campus of Liberty University, you're going to get a much higher percentage than if you poll on the streets of San Francisco.
Basically, this "poll" is JUNK. Shame on the diarist for using it. Next time, find a comprehensive poll by a reputable source, that actually offers and documents the specifics needed to show that the information has some relevance... not something that has less veracity than a social media quiz."
...Found this on the comments section. Obviously this person could be making this whole thing up, but if anyone cares enough to fact check go right ahead.
"I went to look at the stats on this poll; here's some info you otherwise might not know:
1. They polled 1,338 people. That's all. That's less than the number of people in my small town high school.
2. They did 80% this through a phone poll, so that further limits it to people who will actually take a phone survey. (The remaining 20% was via internet.)
3. I couldn't find any more information on the people they polled: nothing about where they live (did the surveyors poll locally? statewide? nationwide? rural? urban? suburban? a mix of locations?). Nothing about their economic status. Nothing about their race. Nothing that gives any kind of relation between their age (which was asked) or their gender (which was asked) and how they answered.
4. Many of the "charts" in the poll are meaningless. I invite you to go look at the charts that compare, say, the options of Islam should be legal or illegal, and Christianity should be our Official U.S. religion, support or oppose... they simply stuck varying percentages in there with no clue or key as to how they relate to the two points. They don't make it clear if the "Base" refers to percentage of people who think Islam should be legal or illegal, or if it refers to percentage of people who think Christianity should or should not be the official state religion here. It gets more confusing when you try to figure out what the other percentages are for---example: if 56% of the people polled think Islam should remain a legal religion here, reading on horizontally seems to say that of those people, 33% support making Christianity our official state religion, 78% oppose it, and 27% are not sure. 33+78+27 is far more than 100%, folks. Those polled can't offer multiple options on an answer. If they're indicating the opinions of the 56% who want Islam to remain legal on the other question (Christianity as official religion), they're barking out their ass.
5. Polling size and info on those polled MATTERS. For instance, if you went to the small bible-belt town where I grew up and polled 1338 people on whether or not Christianity should be our official state religion, you'd likely get a much higher percentage of people saying "Yes" than you would if you polled the same number of people in, say, one of the avant-garde areas near where I live. If you poll on the campus of Liberty University, you're going to get a much higher percentage than if you poll on the streets of San Francisco.
Basically, this "poll" is JUNK. Shame on the diarist for using it. Next time, find a comprehensive poll by a reputable source, that actually offers and documents the specifics needed to show that the information has some relevance... not something that has less veracity than a social media quiz."
...Found this on the comments section. Obviously this person could be making this whole thing up, but if anyone cares enough to fact check go right ahead.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
