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Originally Posted by =X=
People who write surveys really need to think them out.
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Actually, I tend to think the opposite. That in general the people who write surveys DO think them out. In such a way that they support the conclusion they want.
You can view this on polls listed on MobileRead even. There was a poll not that long ago that had one No option, and like four Yes options. The creator seemed to be favouring the No in his own text. As the poll went on you had No with somewhere in the 30% range, and the best any Yes option afforded was perhaps 20%, at quick glance to someone not paying attention it appears that No is the majority vote. And this is how many of the professional polls are run. They will show people the results as;
- No - 30%
- Yes - I think we should pay more attention to how polls are worded - 20%
And leave off the other options.
-MJ