tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20163580.post3089970291230222201..comments2023-08-17T10:11:03.892-04:00Comments on Mike and Dean's Cross-Border Tagteam: Idiot polls, idiot answersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20163580.post-9427338714190610562008-05-09T17:44:00.000-04:002008-05-09T17:44:00.000-04:00A lot of polls are just ways to MAKE PEOPLE THINK ...A lot of polls are just ways to MAKE PEOPLE THINK A CERTAIN WAY. I studies a lot of polling and questionnaires in experimental design and statistics classes, and we designed some good ones. Asking people the question "Is someone trustworthy", then airing the results simply reinforces peoples doubts about the person. They usually base their answer on their knowledge of the person. <BR/><BR/>It would be really interesting to do a national poll asking people if they knew who these people are. I can bet you - guarantee - that Stephen Harper would be THE MOST RECOGNIZED NAME. He's all over the news, filmed on foreign visits, at hockey games, etc., etc. It is a known fact about these polls that they always favor an incumbent early in their career. Later on, when scandals emerge, or when the government is "long in the tooth", their numbers go down (see Dubya). Give time to the scandal, or come back to us during an election to get truer polling numbers - when Canadians are actually paying attention - and the media has to try to give the appearance (at least) of equal coverage for all the leaders.WesternGrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658358114507615351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20163580.post-12554637422562728022008-05-09T12:47:00.000-04:002008-05-09T12:47:00.000-04:00I'm not sure where in my post I stated that the re...I'm not sure where in my post I stated that the results reflected poorly on Dion, or that this caused me to dislike the poll. <BR/><BR/>In fact you fit all the criteria of a prototypical poll respondents: Doesn't listen, doesn't read what is presented to them, blindly answers based on partisan political beliefs.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for contributing. Highly entertaining.Mike Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13764380158802893684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20163580.post-53972308458247321552008-05-09T12:39:00.000-04:002008-05-09T12:39:00.000-04:00Ah, I get it. This is a poll that has results that...Ah, I get it. This is a poll that has results that reflect very poorly on the Liberals; Dion in partiular. That is why you dislike it so much. Not because of the methodology.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate the typical Liberal spin though. Very entertaining. :DKai_Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384866034946359834noreply@blogger.com