LA: Jindal far ahead of others, but below 50% (user search)

Alcon
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	Re: LA: Jindal far ahead of others, but below 50% « on: October 13, 2007, 06:34:49 PM »
	« edited: October 13, 2007, 07:39:27 PM by Alcon »

Quote from: Governor HappyWarrior on October 13, 2007, 03:20:17 PM

Honestly, how can they truly call this accurate when thats all they poll in a state of millions? It makes no sense to me

They call it accurate within whatever the Margin of Error is at the 95% confidence rate. It's mathematically pretty sound. After a while, it gets to the point of diminishing returns.

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Alcon
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Re: LA: Jindal far ahead of others, but below 50%

« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2007, 03:11:34 PM »

Quote from: A Day in Black and White on October 15, 2007, 12:13:10 AM

Take a statistics class.

Yeah, not exactly all 17-year-olds can just run out and take a statistics class solely so they can understand polling, Zach.

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Alcon
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Re: LA: Jindal far ahead of others, but below 50%

« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2007, 03:42:49 PM »

Quote from: Fmr. Governor, Vice-Chair, & Queen Mum Inks.LWC on October 15, 2007, 03:17:14 PM

Quote from: Alcon on October 15, 2007, 03:11:34 PM

Quote from: A Day in Black and White on October 15, 2007, 12:13:10 AM

Take a statistics class.

Yeah, not exactly all 17-year-olds can just run out and take a statistics class solely so they can understand polling, Zach.

High schoolers? Most high schools have a statistics class.

Some can, yes, but it's not exactly like he can run off and start a statistics class immediately. Tongue

It's much easier to just explain the math behind it than tell him that.

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