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To: broken_arrow1

The 2007 Population estimate in Texas is 23,904,380. Of a 23,904,380 group, a sample of only 500 was taken? On what planet is 0.002% a representative sample?

Next, who did he ask? Welfare recipients? employed? Illegal Citizens? Registered Democrats?


12 posted on 04/17/2009 8:29:12 AM PDT by Hodar (Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
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To: Hodar

it’s legit....just went here.

http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm

It gives you the sample size you would need for a given population. So for a 95% confidence and +/- 4% error you would only need a randomized sample of 600 people for a population of 27 million. Now the issue is, how did they get these 600 people?

Statistics is a beautiful thing.


26 posted on 04/17/2009 8:48:41 AM PDT by TerP26
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