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McCamy Taylor

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7. Dude, part of the art of conducting surveys is knowing how to do a statistical sample.

Reply to cthulu2016 (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 01:06 PM

Oct 2012

If Pew decides that a sample is representative of likely voters with only 7% Latinos, then someone at Pew decided that Latinos either will not turn out to vote the way they have before or they will not have their votes counted.

Reputable pollsters (and researchers) look at their data to make sure that it makes sense---unless they have an agenda or a deadline. I predict that Pew's credibility is going to suffer on this one.

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The Problem With the Pew Poll [View all] McCamy Taylor Oct 2012 OP

thanks for the summary Ghost of Tom Joad Oct 2012 #1

This poll should not be taken seriously based upon the exclusion of Latinos alone. Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #2

According To 2008 Exit Polls , Latinos Comprised 9% Of The Electorate DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 #3

That 57 is an unweighted number cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #6

"Pew thinks..." No, Pew doesn't "think" that cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #4

How Likely Is It That Latinos Will Real Comprise 45% Less Of Their Share Of This Electorate DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2012 #5

That requires substituting my assumptions for data cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #8

Dude, part of the art of conducting surveys is knowing how to do a statistical sample. McCamy Taylor Oct 2012 #7

Dude, read replies #3 and #5 cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #9