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minus-square@BlackPenguinslink5•1 year agoMake it to the general? Trump wins the primary hands down. He’s like 70% in the polls.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-211 months agoIf I go to the bar at 11 PM and ask who wants another beer I can’t then go on to say 70% of the population at all times wants another beer. Think about who answers polls? Have you ever answered a poll? Ever been asked? I didn’t think so.
minus-squareddhlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-211 months agoThanks for the basic lesson on sample bias. You do know that good polls address bias, right? Also, sample sizes can be quite small and still represent populations, so not having been polled doesn’t mean anything.
minus-square@Bernie_Sandalslink1•1 year agoAbout as many as actually bother to show up for the primaries.
Make it to the general? Trump wins the primary hands down. He’s like 70% in the polls.
How many people do you know answer polls?
Within the margin of error, you reckon?
If I go to the bar at 11 PM and ask who wants another beer I can’t then go on to say 70% of the population at all times wants another beer.
Think about who answers polls?
Have you ever answered a poll? Ever been asked? I didn’t think so.
Thanks for the basic lesson on sample bias. You do know that good polls address bias, right? Also, sample sizes can be quite small and still represent populations, so not having been polled doesn’t mean anything.
About as many as actually bother to show up for the primaries.
Shots fired