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In reply to the discussion: The point of Obama's speech. [View all]R. Daneel Olivaw
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Holy shit, click on the damned poll! It tells you how many participants were polled.
11 Bravo
Sep 2013
#31
Is it really that hard to say how many people participated in the poll?
R. Daneel Olivaw
Sep 2013
#12
first, do you understand scientific sampling and confidence intervals? just checking.
Pretzel_Warrior
Sep 2013
#15
I'm sure that CNN is very scientific and thorough...just like their reporting.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Sep 2013
#20
it was not done by CNN. It was partially paid for by CNN. The polling company is reputable
Pretzel_Warrior
Sep 2013
#23
notice, yours has to do with predictive polling. and though wrong...was only off by
Pretzel_Warrior
Sep 2013
#32
Thank you, thank you for the admision that polls are "inexact." I appreciate that.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Sep 2013
#38
It really doesn't matter does it. The BIG guys, Russia, US, Syria, etal. are going to do what is
lumpy
Sep 2013
#33