View Single Post
Old 15-01-04, 02:52 PM   #29
pod
Bumbling idiot
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Vancouver, CA
Posts: 787
Default

Quote:
Originally posted by Gutrguy
I say poll more people, get a more accurate poll. CNN definately has the resources to survey 500,000 people...easily.

Another question i have now that you have answered one...how do the poll'ees get picked?
I would say that picking the sample affects the real-world error much more than the sample size. It must be very easy to skew the results whichever way, even if you don't want to.
pod is offline   Reply With Quote