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To: Cboldt

FWIW, increased poll size should lead to greater accuracy.


16 posted on 08/13/2016 5:05:10 AM PDT by grania
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To: grania
-- FWIW, increased poll size should lead to greater accuracy. --

Technically, better repeatability. Accuracy is a function of how well the sample reflects the population as a whole. The confidence interval calculation assumes the sample is random.

18 posted on 08/13/2016 5:07:33 AM PDT by Cboldt
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