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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:39 PM Original message |
Nevermind - I'm not in the mood for the snark today. |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. those 500 are probably the ones still breathing n/t |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good catch. Thanks for the post. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. No, it's an ignorant post. A survey sample of 500 for a state is enough. nt |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. 500 people is a reasonable sample size |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Of course, that's only true if we also assume that the sample was truly random. |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. with a purely random sample, true. But, was this a random sample? |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. What did they poll, Maricopa County? |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. that there is Arpaio Country, boy!!! You damn well better like it!!!!! |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. That was my point. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Exactly |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. all polls use extrapolation |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. 500 people are not enough to give a statistically valid sample. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Yes it is, see post #3. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Yes, it's more than enough. nt |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Of course it is. The statistical "validity" of a sample is quantified by the confidence interval. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
10. For a statewide survey, 500 is more than enough people. They use 2000 for a national survey. nt |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
16. Yeah, way to small a poll number |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
17. Posts like this remind me of why everyone should be required |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
18. There are sample sizes down as low as 350 respondents, the key is any bias in the taking... |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
19. What are the chances of 500 people having the same opinion |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-24-10 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
20. Proof, --you can make a poll say anything you wish. |
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