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chas0039 · 08-07-2011, 10:38 PM

I am not making any assertions about this poll. I am just stating that people in this line of work are well aware of errors and biases of the type you mentioned as well as many others.

You said "Surveys are just based upon who happens to answer them." While this can be true, any legitimate pollster knows very well how to avoid this problem, and has for well over 75 years.

08-07-2011, 10:38 PM	#39
chas0039 Sceptic Posts: 573 Karma: 73436 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The Lake Device: rooted Nooks, retired. JetBook Lite, Kindle 3, 4, Kobo Nia, Libra H2O.	I am not making any assertions about this poll. I am just stating that people in this line of work are well aware of errors and biases of the type you mentioned as well as many others. You said "Surveys are just based upon who happens to answer them." While this can be true, any legitimate pollster knows very well how to avoid this problem, and has for well over 75 years.