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RE: Gooper bias in polls - 10/16/2010 2:00:31 PM

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Let’s keep this on topic. The topic is not about any particular poster.

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RE: Gooper bias in polls - 10/16/2010 2:13:50 PM

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ORIGINAL: Nnytheangel

This reminds me a bit of a class I once took in college about lying with statistics. It was fairly interesting, especially as everyone does it in the political arena. Yes, everyone. Left, right, liberal, conservative, libertarian, tea, what-have-you. Polls are just an easy way to collect the statistics one wishes to distort. The methods of collection are just one way of showing polls in your favor. Another popular tactic is the questions asked and how they are asked.

One (admittedly silly and outrageous) example being: "Which do you prefer, higher taxes on the rich or to take all the money from the poor?" The answer should very much lean in the direction of the former because, really, who wants to take money from people that have none? Not to mention the infeasibility of it.

Ultimately no matter your leanings or personal preferences, you shouldn't allow your opinion to be so loosely grasped as to be swayed by something as silly as a poll.

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If I said, "The incidence of tiger attacks are very low in New Hampshire", I'd be correct wouldn't I?

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RE: Gooper bias in polls - 10/16/2010 2:46:49 PM

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Too bad OP doesnt realize that Rasmussen weights the responses to take into account potential bias in telephone polling.

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RE: Gooper bias in polls - 10/16/2010 3:40:07 PM

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I will remind you to remain on topic and not continue an off topic argument after my warning.

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RE: Gooper bias in polls - 10/16/2010 9:45:17 PM

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I will remind you to remain on topic and not continue an off topic argument after my warning.

If that was to me, it WAS on topic. the OP made a statement that showed he doesnt understand the topic he posted about. I simply pointed that out.

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RE: Gooper bias in polls - 10/17/2010 3:14:15 AM

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It wasnt directly to you, willbe. When Mods post, they do so to everyone. Their personal criticism is mostly kept to the other side.

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RE: Gooper bias in polls - 10/17/2010 7:13:07 AM

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Is that what those letters are?...I really need to read my gold bordered missives

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RE: Gooper bias in polls - 10/17/2010 7:17:33 AM

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lol... yeah mike, thats what those are, darlin... at least to the best of my memory. its been a while since i got one... knock on wood.

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RE: Gooper bias in polls - 10/17/2010 8:20:28 AM

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Shit tazz...I get them on a regular basis....why that would be is beyond my comprehension