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To: usmcobra

NOPE!

You are looking at the difference between the two NUMBERS.

I am looking at the percentage difference between the two numbers.

43% is 16% greater than 37%.

37 x 1.16 = 43

The point is that instead of sampling equivalent numbers of Republicans as Democrats, the pollster samples 16% more Democrats than Republicans. 43% is greater than 37% by 16%


17 posted on 10/19/2006 7:19:23 PM PDT by seanrobins (http://www.seanrobins.com)
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To: seanrobins
You DON'T measure precentages of percentages unless you are willing to lie about your results.
29 posted on 10/19/2006 7:53:25 PM PDT by usmcobra (I sing Karaoke the way it was meant to be sung, drunk, badly and in Japanese, that why I don't sing.)
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