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To: Alter Kaker

I am skeptical to say the least. Sample size is everything. I don't believe the poll can be accurate with numbers that small.


115 posted on 09/13/2005 2:32:58 AM PDT by SALChamps03
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To: SALChamps03
I am skeptical to say the least. Sample size is everything. I don't believe the poll can be accurate with numbers that small.

Take elementary college statistics, my numbers are correct. The real art is, of course, finding a representative sample. But if you are able to do that, you'd be surprised at how few respondents you need to get an answer with a high degree of certainty.

116 posted on 09/13/2005 4:59:22 AM PDT by Alter Kaker (Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one’s nose.-Heine)
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