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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: j_b who wrote (2400)	8/21/1998 12:19:00 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

The 500 person sample is certainly large enough to generate a scientifically valid survey. Sampling error usually accompanies the poll results. What is misleading, as you point out, is what questions are being asked and how they are interpreted. For example, one poll last week showed 65% saying Clinton should not be impeached if he had sex with Monica. Another on the same day showed 65% saying he should be impeached if he committed perjury. Naturally, the news "analysts" colored those results the way it suited them.

To: j_b who wrote (2400)	8/21/1998 4:40:00 PM
From: Earl Risch	Respond to of 13994

...the poll results are heavily dependent on the wording, most of which we have not seen. I think this point needs to be emphasized more, because most people that I know don't seem to realize the extent to which the wording determines the outcome. I remember seeing the question about the Secret Service people - Should they be forced to testify for the GJ? I wonder how the poll would have come out if the question would have said "Should the Secret Service be required to testify, or are they above the law? ER PS I just got my SI T shirts.