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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (272324)	7/9/2002 9:56:34 PM
From: Charles Tutt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I don't understand how you can possibly say that. It's a small, self-selected sample of responses to a poorly worded composite question. JMHO. Charles Tutt (SM)

To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (272324)	7/9/2002 10:02:56 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

Re: "ultra scientific poll" >>> Are you insane, or just joking? >>> You should know that self-selected polls have no statistical validity. >>> If you can't get your brain wrapped around that concept, consider this: the CNN poll (under two thousand respondents) shows 3 out of 4 say Bush's action will 'work'... but the MSNBC poll (around 68,000 respondents I believe) says about 55 to 45 believe the opposite. >>> NEITHER 'poll' has ANY statistical validity at all, because they are BOTH self-selected.