You're right. What amazes me is that the polls are accepted, regardless of the fact the questions aren't published, and the actual data isn't presented for scrutiny.
In my corner of the world, Trump is sure to win. According to the news, he's struggling for the votes to win the next election.
Considering my personal encounters with the media, they are generally clueless, somewhat lazy news readers, with limited abilities to understand logic.
One of my main take-aways from college Statistics was how easily the data can be skewed by what you choose to sample.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. What amazes me is that the polls are accepted, regardless of the fact the questions aren't published, and the actual data isn't presented for scrutiny.
DeleteChipmunk nailed it.
DeleteI had 9 Trump signs in my yard the week before the election. Why 9? I didn't have 10.
ReplyDeleteI saw NO Trump signs in the county.
He won our county by 90%.
That is all.
In my corner of the world, Trump is sure to win. According to the news, he's struggling for the votes to win the next election.
DeleteConsidering my personal encounters with the media, they are generally clueless, somewhat lazy news readers, with limited abilities to understand logic.