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reality_bites

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Thu Dec-09-04 04:41 PM
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11. Facts are getting in the way.

Edited on Thu Dec-09-04 04:45 PM by reality_bites

Everbody is fauning over new raw exit poll numbers. No one (on DU) is fauning over the new sampling error numbers.

The sampling error numbers became known yesterday. In his paper, Stephen Freeman assumed 30% sampling error. Unfortunately, it's actually 50%-80%.This is bad for TruthIsAll as well.

Read both:

http://www.mysterypollster.com/main/2004/12/what_is_the_sam.html

http://stones-cry-out.blogspot.com/

EDIT: Both authors wrote papers earlier in support of Freeman. With the new numbers, both are retracting their support.

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