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Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
72. 800 people is a suitable sample for a population of ~6 million (would need closer to 900, but eh)
Fri May 3, 2013, 04:09 AM
May 2013

There are three hundred and eleven million people in the United States. Assuming half of the adults in the nation lean Republican, 800 of their number is not going to produce accurate results by any regard. There's also questions of sampling methodology, questions asked (people give different answers to the same question if phrased or even inflected differently) and you've got something that has all the validity of an internet poll.

Thank you to all those who spoke out. [View all] Bjorn Against May 2013 OP
That's a pretty fucked up thread Fumesucker May 2013 #1
There is no one in that thread "promoting an armed insurrection" against the current government. sylvi May 2013 #2
In all seriousness nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #3
the poll is bs Niceguy1 May 2013 #6
I have not looked at the MoE in it nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #7
That's how statistics work. It's called a sample. neverforget May 2013 #12
no. Niceguy1 May 2013 #28
I am thoroughly convinced with your evidence. neverforget May 2013 #35
LOL... exactly. Divine Discontent May 2013 #139
That's about what I would expect from billh58 May 2013 #116
800 people is a suitable sample for a population of ~6 million (would need closer to 900, but eh) Scootaloo May 2013 #72
The population size has nothing to do with the required sample size. DanTex May 2013 #97
yes it does. HiPointDem May 2013 #135
No, it really doesn't. Try reading a stats book. DanTex May 2013 #152
109% of statistics are pretty easy to skew if you're creative enough... Blue_Tires May 2013 #121
Yes, it's called a 'poll' or 'survey' geek tragedy May 2013 #14
and polls Niceguy1 May 2013 #25
These are the people that think Obama was born in Kenya, etc. geek tragedy May 2013 #27
so basically Niceguy1 May 2013 #37
The Republican base is a rump group of crazy-ass white nationalists. annabanana May 2013 #81
+1, n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #138
It's just a way to show they're pissed. tblue May 2013 #39
I agreI agree Niceguy1 May 2013 #45
Most Republicans believe global warming and evolution are hoaxes. geek tragedy May 2013 #53
with facts Niceguy1 May 2013 #58
The polls accurately reflect the deep stupidity of the Republican base. geek tragedy May 2013 #60
the extremes Niceguy1 May 2013 #64
The extremes in the Democratic Party are powerless and marginalized. geek tragedy May 2013 #66
I submit that the "extremes" of both parties truebluegreen May 2013 #71
if an open minded Niceguy1 May 2013 #73
Calling anyone in the very (overly!) center-left Democratic party "riff-raff" truebluegreen May 2013 #74
I was I was referring to Niceguy1 May 2013 #83
Fair enough. truebluegreen May 2013 #91
Maybe a mirror would billh58 May 2013 #117
while not all GOP said yes DonCoquixote May 2013 #147
I just went and read that thread in the gungeon premium May 2013 #4
No it was "if the gun grabbers ever try to take our guns. . . ." Turner diaries style fantasies geek tragedy May 2013 #13
This thread is pure WIN Turborama May 2013 #145
I not stupid, premium May 2013 #151
"violent rhetoric" actslikeacarrot May 2013 #5
Don't buy it. There was a similar thread today concerning this topic... Eleanors38 May 2013 #8
So why exactly would a "bring it" response even come up again? Pholus May 2013 #142
Bull. Fucking. Shit. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #9
Then alert on it. Slanderous? neverforget May 2013 #15
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #18
A little touchy? Did the OP hurt your guns feelings? neverforget May 2013 #19
Tell you what: Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #23
And to think I said that you should alert on the OP and it got you all riled up neverforget May 2013 #31
Yay! Bullshit amateur psychoanalysis! Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #34
Why the anger? neverforget May 2013 #36
Clue: doubling down on a fuck-up doesn't make it go away. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #42
Your guns and such anger don't mix well. Hoyt May 2013 #101
What fuck up? You're the one upset, not me. nt. neverforget May 2013 #102
Did you give the same advice to the OP? sylvi May 2013 #26
Post removed Post removed May 2013 #77
why are your friends in that group (those you agree with) always getting PPR'd for their posts? CreekDog May 2013 #106
That gun nut is blocked from this thread because they couldn't control themselves. morningfog May 2013 #124
Why read that crap? Blecht May 2013 #10
Or Trash this forum. RK & BA was the first one I trashed, after begging the Admins for it. freshwest May 2013 #38
But the gungeon posters don't stay in their cave. morningfog May 2013 #129
My Ignore list is a black hole full of trolls, wailing and gnashing their teeth. freshwest May 2013 #140
They didn't xplicitly call for violence, but it was pretty clear geek tragedy May 2013 #11
Let's see the full quote, in context. Eleanors38 May 2013 #93
quotes in context: geek tragedy May 2013 #95
Acts of terrorism? Seriously? dkf May 2013 #16
I note with interest two people in this thread kestrel91316 May 2013 #17
pot.kettle.black Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #20
Tick tock. Tick tock. morningfog May 2013 #125
Note it again, then. sylvi May 2013 #21
O rly? Electric Monk May 2013 #24
Yes, rly. sylvi May 2013 #29
Bye, gun humping paranoid nut fuck troll. morningfog May 2013 #132
Nuked by an owner of this site without needing a hidden post Turborama May 2013 #143
Until next time. Glib sociopaths have no compunctions about registering over and over and over. nt Electric Monk May 2013 #150
Yes, rly. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #30
re: context, earlier in the thread he's talking about a gun fight between RKBAers and gun control Electric Monk May 2013 #33
Yes, I know...I'm a participant in that thread and have read it all. Lizzie Poppet May 2013 #41
Take a look at the first post in that sub-thread by Bjorn Against sylvi May 2013 #44
"Usurpation of the constitution" known to that crowd as "Canadian style gun geek tragedy May 2013 #55
Of course they are. sylvi May 2013 #59
O rly geek tragedy May 2013 #61
"wholesale federal effort to confiscate guns" sylvi May 2013 #67
What's "the problem?" Specific quotes. In context. nt Eleanors38 May 2013 #94
so.....you're offended and taking your ball home.....that solves everything Demonaut May 2013 #22
As a veteran I am FUCKING pissed they said the military would be traitors. DevonRex May 2013 #48
That's not what they were saying. geek tragedy May 2013 #65
Some trolls have been smoked out from under their bridge Turborama May 2013 #141
I know how you feel. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #32
+1 freshwest May 2013 #40
"climate doomers" AverageJoe90? give it a rest. CreekDog May 2013 #107
Aww...so nice to see I'm recognized. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #108
I didn't recognize you, just your signature idiocy CreekDog May 2013 #110
It's nice to know that I'm loved, CD. AverageJoe90 May 2013 #111
Thank you, Joe. VOX May 2013 #114
Over reaction Half-Century Man May 2013 #43
"but until DU takes a stand against violent rhetoric I can no longer participate in this site." holdencaufield May 2013 #46
With which post my irony meter pegged. Robb May 2013 #99
Dearly departed. I dance. morningfog May 2013 #133
Thank you Bjorn. Some of that is disturbing. DevonRex May 2013 #47
+1=Yes, I have noticed that it seems to be getting much,much more violent and foreboding graham4anything May 2013 #49
I am STILL not seeing the calls for an armed revolution. n/t actslikeacarrot May 2013 #51
It reminds me-why are those that defend the NRA/Guns now all seem to have few posts? graham4anything May 2013 #52
Answer is that the people who come to DU geek tragedy May 2013 #57
Yes, wondering can be fun. I like to wonder as well. actslikeacarrot May 2013 #63
FDR and LBJ,JFK,RFK,Teddy and Lincoln were authoritarians, so is the nut job at the NRA graham4anything May 2013 #68
*shhhhsshshhhhhhhhhhhhhhshshhhhhhhhhhhh* Man this station NEVER comes in.... actslikeacarrot May 2013 #69
Ya made this low-count poster lol. n/t Inkfreak May 2013 #86
Gungeon recruits, NRA "volunteers," billh58 May 2013 #118
There aren't any. This is manufactured and coordinated. Eleanors38 May 2013 #78
It's insane to think you've debunked every reason for having a gun other than overthrow. dkf May 2013 #54
BTW-he violent rhetoric here doesn't only exist in the gungeon.The burn it downs are everywhere graham4anything May 2013 #50
I think this thread sylvi May 2013 #56
The PPRs are evidence of the contrary. n/t Turborama May 2013 #122
Gun owners are wanking off to fantasies of violent insurrection? mwrguy May 2013 #62
I am for peace DonCoquixote May 2013 #70
Where is the "intimidation" you speak of? Eleanors38 May 2013 #79
talking about killing people DonCoquixote May 2013 #87
No one's doing any killing here, or threatening anyone here. Eleanors38 May 2013 #92
so revolution will happen DonCoquixote May 2013 #146
DU jumped the shark long ago. RandiFan1290 May 2013 #75
LOL, yet you are spending time here? You can leave also! n-t Logical May 2013 #89
Send in the clowns... CreekDog May 2013 #109
Wow ... Gungeonites abound in this thread .... Trajan May 2013 #76
Well, the stuff was posted in GD by a controller/banner. Eleanors38 May 2013 #80
And polluted by the (now) banned, lol. morningfog May 2013 #136
Well two have been banned and one locked out, so far. LOL. morningfog May 2013 #134
are you readijg the same thread you posted the link to? ileus May 2013 #82
So a poll conducted outside DU that, so far as you know, has no DU responders to it... randome May 2013 #84
I was on one of the juries for that thread boston bean May 2013 #85
thanks for voting that way and the OP was PPR'd by the way CreekDog May 2013 #112
I use to have that group trashed then thought better of it. boston bean May 2013 #113
Peace In_The_Wind May 2013 #88
Ass. Door. You get it! n-t Logical May 2013 #90
The gungeon is just a branch of FreeRepublic that happens to be hosted on DU. Just ignore it. DanTex May 2013 #96
I have never read a post in the gungeon RainDog May 2013 #105
+1000 n/t billh58 May 2013 #119
You are right. But the cover they are given there seeps into GD and other fora. Close the Gungeon! morningfog May 2013 #128
I'll miss you!! CokeMachine May 2013 #98
Glad to see you're back n/t Turborama May 2013 #100
Another dramatic departure that never happened. Why do people do this??? n-t Logical May 2013 #103
There were a few departures that did happen Bjorn Against May 2013 #104
Cool story Bro!! I didn't even have a chance to miss you. CokeMachine May 2013 #115
No, it's true. There was some addition by subtraction over the night geek tragedy May 2013 #120
Next time drop the drama. n-t Logical May 2013 #123
I really don't care what you think about how I fight back against right-wing trolls Bjorn Against May 2013 #126
LOL, you now think the whole DU begged skinner to PPR the poster to keep you here! n-t Logical May 2013 #130
I never said anything remotely like that Bjorn Against May 2013 #137
Holdencaufield banned! Great news. morningfog May 2013 #127
About fucking time, again. See ya next incarnation, Oleg. nt Electric Monk May 2013 #148
What did I miss? Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #131
Here's the link that was in the OP Electric Monk May 2013 #149
Oh Good Grief.... Th1onein May 2013 #144
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