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    I was looking at these poll numbers today from the two most
    "respected" American pollsters. There seems to be a somewhat different trend being portrayed here lol

    And statistically speaking, its almost impossible to poll people everyday and get a 15 point difference in opinion. So, which reality do you believe in?

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    • i don't get why people pay attention to poll numbers. bout as cool and accurate as maxim top 100deathboy
    • Actually you're wrong though deathboy. If you sample enough people polling is almost always accurate.abettertomorrow
    • im not talking about statistics errors and such. what use is that info to me? to you? does poll data change your mind?deathboy
    • and then toss in statistic errors, demographics, bias and you see its probably not even wroth it to PR cats.deathboy
    • hell all that is important to PR cats is how its spun not the data. Good news to rally teams is all its really good fordeathboy
    • Aren't the one who recommended that book on public opinion/ propaganda a few weeks back?abettertomorrow
    • Cmon...where did all the cynicism go son?:)abettertomorrow
    • Anyway, you're talking about two different things. Are polls accurate and are they used PR or political reasons.abettertomorrow
    • Just saying i see no substance or use. Just a bad ad i normally ignore.deathboy
    • how bout this get the data taken on every person polled on both parts and methods used and we can find an answerdeathboy
    • answerdeathboy
    • How bout we don't and say we didabettertomorrow
    • But you're missing the point. It's not actually that complicated:)abettertomorrow
    • i know. its retarded. how does one decide which one is mor eliekly correct not knwoing how the data was used...deathboy
    • No, the I was trying to make is that the data is actually almost the same.abettertomorrow
    • Look at the bottom two graphs and the start and end numbers. Almost identical in fact.abettertomorrow
    • He then takes that data, which is the same as Gallup's, and comes up with some justification from throwing out enough people that it looks like the one at the top.abettertomorrow
    • people that it results in the one at the top:) Making it seem like there are these two equally valid interpretations.abettertomorrow
    • oh alright. .. haha im actually looking at the graphs and have no idea/how what theyre showing to make any sort of decision on thatdeathboy
    • One in which Obama is supported by only 20% of the country and mobs of Patriotic Tea Partiers are swarming through the streetsabettertomorrow
    • through the streets or something...lolabettertomorrow
    • sens or opinion on any of it. i got nothign accept both could be wrong or soemthign could be biased. i have no idea or care about public opinioned summed up in such totalitydeathboy
    • concern with the public opinion summed up into approve/disapprove. . what does that mean ?!deathboy
    • my head hurts now thinkign so hard about nothingdeathboy
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