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mr surveyor wrote:a national poll of 1002 respondents?

I'd say the margin of error is more like 30% rather than 3%.

But I think you are being too generous
I made an "A" in Statistics in College, pointed out errors in the Textbook, and showed the Professor shorter quicker ways to do things ... I worked in the Audio Visual Dept of the University and ther Prof asked my boss if I used to work in a job as a statistician prior to returning to college ( I was older than the average student)

sadly, people blindly trust "polls"
but...

Amused by which lake they fish in to catch what results

Overwhelming Majority of Gun Owners Oppose Universal Background Checks
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"In an ongoing poll conducted of its membership..."

When I take an exit poll of those leaving Neiman Marcos, results vary from when I poll people leaving Goodwill .... hmmm

The Fox News poll is based on landline and cell phone interviews with 1,002 randomly chosen registered voters nationwide and was conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) from March 17 to March 19.

What time of day did they call? While hubby was at work during the soap opera?
Only polling registered voters? both alive and deceased ones?



but ....
Don't be fooled
WHO IS ....
Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw

FOX News uses for profit corporate pollsters to misinform
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/180660" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Fox News posted a ridiculous article claiming that Herman Cain is now in the top tier. This is corrupt poll that was conducted under false and misleading pretenses. Let’s take a look at the pollsters, Shall we?

"The Fox News Poll is conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R)". ....