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Trusting Polls: Confidence Intervals and Survey Bias
The illusion of scientific validity Let’s face it. Public opinion polls are pretentious. They boast that their results are obtained through “scientific” surveys. The implication of course is that a scientific survey delivers accurate results. In fact, they claim the … Continue reading