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Topic	How is Trump's Approval rating still at 45%?
mooreandrew58 04/25/19 8:33:17 PM #215:	darkknight109 posted... mooreandrew58 posted... polls are never 100% accurate. Of course they're not - they're accurate to a specific error (the exact number varying based on the number of people polled and the methodology, but usually around +/- 2%) to a specific degree of confidence (usually 95%). thing is you might get completely different results if you go to a different area. thats what kills me about politcal polls, I never see any around where I live. but go into the city, you'll see them. i'm sure some polling places are better about making sure they cover a variety of demographics, but it doesn't always happen. some i'm sure intentionally skew the results by focusing on one area. its why I never really trust it. not to mention all the people who just refuse to take them. the few times say my mom when I was growing up got a survey over the phone done for a poll she'd usually hang up on them unless they offered money (some have. usually like 5 bucks) --- Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!" <cite>mooreandrew58 posted [p:921060419] in How is Tru... [t:77368084]...</cite> <quote><cite>darkknight109 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>mooreandrew58 posted...</cite> <quote>polls are never 100% accurate. </quote> Of course they're not - they're accurate to a specific error (the exact number varying based on the number of people polled and the methodology, but usually around +/- 2%) to a specific degree of confidence (usually 95%).</quote> thing is you might get completely different results if you go to a different area. thats what kills me about politcal polls, I never see any around where I live. but go into the city, you'll see them. i'm sure some polling places are better about making sure they cover a variety of demographics, but it doesn't always happen. some i'm sure intentionally skew the results by focusing on one area. its why I never really trust it. not to mention all the people who just refuse to take them. the few times say my mom when I was growing up got a survey over the phone done for a poll she'd usually hang up on them unless they offered money (some have. usually like 5 bucks) --- Cid- "looks like that overgrown lobster just got served!" Bartz-"with cheese biscuts AND mashed potatoes!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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