[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: [at-l] CNN's poll

Subject: Re: [at-l] CNN's poll
From: Tim Hewitt <thewitt@fairchildsemi.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 10:19:12 -0500
Cc: paulers@ix.netcom.com, at-l@backcountry.net
Organization: Fairchild Semiconductor

Linda Patton wrote:
[clip]
> one person from voting hundreds of times?  Is anyone going to
> pay attention to this "poll" if that's flaky?  --  Earthworm
[clip]

These are known as "self selecting" polls and are considered statistically invalid.

No. No one pays attention to them.

-Paddler
* From the Appalachian Trail Mailing List |  http://www.backcountry.net  *

==============================================================================

Prev by Date: Re: [at-l] Bears in the Smokies (http://home.vic.com/syost/smokies/images/Bears.html)
Next by Date: Re: [at-l] Guest Post Fwd by Milt
Prev by thread: Re: [at-l] CNN's poll
Next by thread: Re: [at-l] CNN's poll
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread