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kiri

(794 posts)

5. 1 percent means 10 people

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Wed Sep 9, 2015, 08:56 PM

Sep 2015

It is important to note that in a poll of 1000 'voters', 10% means 100. 1% means 10. 0.1% means 1.
Most polls contact about 900 voters, really big ones 1,100. It's expensive.

so, 3% for Crispie means at most only 30 silly fools said 'yes'. 'margin of error' means maybe 20 or 40. Who knows their motivations? Or how decently representative they are.

Bottom line--1% means a mere handfull/dozen people.

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EXCLUSIVE: SC GOP voters prefer Trump, Carson; most say Graham should drop out [View all] Attorney in Texas Sep 2015 OP

Oh, my stars and garters. That's going to leave a mark. nt. Thor_MN Sep 2015 #1

It is really pathetic. The racists are winning still_one Sep 2015 #2

There is no political energy bucolic_frolic Sep 2015 #3

yep 840high Sep 2015 #4

1 percent means 10 people kiri Sep 2015 #5

pushing to remove that flag hurt him among the "base" nt Charlie Brown Sep 2015 #6

Graham can't even get 5% in his home state davidpdx Sep 2015 #7