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To: Berlin_Freeper

My “problem is with” the premise that a phone survey of 1,000 people accurately provides data about the entire population.


45 posted on 08/14/2015 4:52:32 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("All the time live the truth with love in your heart." ~Fr. Ho Lung)
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To: Tax-chick

They don’t need to call more than a 1,000 people. Calling 10,000 or 100,000 would show much the same result. It’s a math thing. One thousand is a common sample amount.


52 posted on 08/14/2015 5:16:25 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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