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MrSoundAndVision (879 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 09:13 PM Original message |
Never trust the polls....NEVER! |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. President Dewey would disagree |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 09:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. lol Ive never heard of President Dewey |
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Mikimouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 09:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Bwhahahahahah! That'll teach 'em to do a telephone survey in 1948 |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:56 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Actually, Gallup gave up polling early in the race. "It's useless" |
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xray s (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. The trend that really worries me... |
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Peace_Place (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. You are the first person I've heard say this |
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MrSoundAndVision (879 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 09:39 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Thank you so much |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 09:46 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Three kinds of lies: |
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MrSoundAndVision (879 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 09:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. well thanks... |
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Upfront (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-03-03 11:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Interesting |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:51 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. What possible reason could the media have for deceiving us? |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:54 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. gasp |
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Upfront (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Question Must Be To Hard |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:29 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Are you seriously saying |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. No I am talking about the media being deciteful in an overall sense |
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helleborient (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. In reality, much of the media are just a business like any other... |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 01:35 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Most people never take statistics because |
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helleborient (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 01:38 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. And it can be fun...Really, I"m serious... |
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JohnKleeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 01:43 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. ewwwwwww math my nemesis |
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Mairead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-03 09:38 AM Response to Reply #5 |
29. in soc and psych, the minimum standard for confidence is p=.05 |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
11. I only believe in trends. Same sample in time - changes are significant/ |
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helleborient (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
16. What some polls do report... |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Have faith in the media then. Believe what you are told. |
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helleborient (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 12:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. No, I think everyone should take a statistics course in college... |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 01:26 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. So where's the confidence level? |
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helleborient (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 01:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Here it is... |
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MrSoundAndVision (879 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 08:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Ok uh |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-03 06:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. You are mixing up two things |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
26. Several things |
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MrSoundAndVision (879 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-03 08:11 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Right I said that... |
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helleborient (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-03 10:27 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Please please please...learn more about statistics! |
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MrSoundAndVision (879 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-05-03 06:35 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. See I knew I could trust people to get all hell bent on this |
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