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Online polls are generally worthless. Easy to manipulate by driving traffic from those inside ideological bubbles. And like Yelp ratings they attract people who are highly motivated to one side or another.

Still would be nice if 80% of Americans rejected these intrusions into personal privacy and restrictions on free and open access out of principle.


6 posted on 08/22/2021 7:36:51 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: monkeyshine

Thank you for interjecting a bit of scientific truth into this topic.

A poll must be random and not generated through voluntary recruitment.

This was thoroughly taught in Statistics 101 at North Caroline State University (hat tip to a great academic institution).

80% in this case is meaningless.


9 posted on 08/22/2021 7:45:27 PM PDT by packagingguy (Kit)
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