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Old November 5th 04, 11:36 PM
Matt Whiting
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Peter Duniho wrote:

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Polls are facts about statistics.


I'd say just the opposite. Polls are statistics about facts.



Statistics are always about facts. Polls are the facts about the
statistics.


No, a fact is an invariant. If you take a poll and then take another
poll, you'll get a different result. That isn't factual, sorry.


Yes, most of these polls have significant biases.



Such as?


Such as who they talk to, where they conduct the poll, what time they
poll (as mentioned earlier, the working Republicans may not vote until
after the welfare liberals are done), and many other factors.


Matt

 




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