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Originally posted by bfp
That was a good summary M Meat. Great analysis. A+
So, in contrast, you're saying that the majority of all political polls are flawed, right? I've done some research and have found that more Rep's or Dem's were sampled in past polls to achieve a certain outcome. |
You really have to look for the
right polls. That's why its always important to read the fine print, and never,
ever trust a poll that doesn't list a margin of error, a sample size, and a description of the sampling method (in this case, registerred voters in North Carolina).
The problem with reading journalistic reports containing statistics is that they are written to take something extremely boring to most (statistics), and make them interesting. By doing so, they have to trim a lot of fat, and in the process, a lot of the meat gets trimmed as well.
Take all journalistic statistical reports with a grain of salt, do a little more research on the ones that matter to you.