Romney Looks Like the Next Pres

Discussion in 'Politics' started by jem, Apr 13, 2012.

  1. jem

    jem

    Serious news.... Obama is leading NYT poll.

    I have news for you... your shit polls are adjusting their sample sizes. And they still have a ways to go. But now the numbers are coming back even.

    You may also note that in the CBS/NYT poll Romney had very big leads over Obama with independent voters.


     
    #1581     Jul 19, 2012
  2. Even if 60 said they aren't influenced ,that still leaves 40 Cap
     
    #1582     Jul 19, 2012
  3. Shit polls ? Go back and check the accuracy of Rasmussen polls jem
     
    #1583     Jul 19, 2012
  4. Ricter

    Ricter

    Of course the "numbers are coming back" on "shit polls", so that's not to be trusted either.

    Anyway, allow me to assist you. You mean the polls are "adjusting" their sample composition, not size, right? I don't know what the hell you studied as an undergrad but it damn sure didn't include statistics.
     
    #1584     Jul 19, 2012
  5. Yannis

    Yannis

    And don't forget that 93.6% of the stats people quote are made up on the spot :D
     
    #1585     Jul 19, 2012
  6. jem

    jem

    Frustrated leftist book - page 4...

    When you have been shown to be wrong, distract others with the nomenclature argument -- leftist love that stuff, it makes them feel superior and helps them forget they are wrong.
     
    #1586     Jul 19, 2012
  7. Ricter

    Ricter

    Point is, you don't understand enough about statistics to be critiquing polling techniques.
     
    #1587     Jul 19, 2012
  8. jem

    jem


    So I was right about the samples distorting the results... but that was luck.

    I have news for you Ricter... you can have a deep understanding of stats without remembering the textbook names.

    I took out a stats professor here on ET - over a long discussion about (generals - battles - luck ) and the null hypothesis... in the end he was proven to be wrong and admitted it.
     
    #1588     Jul 19, 2012
  9. Ricter

    Ricter

    No, you're probably still wrong about the validity of the samples, but for reasons you do not understand. If you've been lucky, it's bad luck.
     
    #1589     Jul 19, 2012
  10. Trust me, Romney isn't losing any votes over this, and Obama isn't gaining any. The undecided vote at this point is looking for something huge to move them in one direction or the other. We won't see that until October. Some deep dark secret, or one of these political androids has a major malfunction in a debate. Until then, it's just sniper fire hoping to get lucky.
     
    #1590     Jul 19, 2012