• Monkey With A Shell@lemmy.socdojo.com
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    1 year ago

    Indeed, the problem isn’t polls themselves, assuming they’re well constructed they’re generally sound data, it’s the interpretation and packaging of it as reported to the larger populous that gets in the way. Sometimes it gets to the point of funny when someone does an infographic where 30% and 60% somehow appear to have the same weight.

    Lies, damn lies, and statistics…

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        1 year ago

        Thus why I’m not a writer, but at least the intent was there 🙂

        I’m doing good if it doesn’t look like a drunken baboon wrote it sometimes due to fat finger typing.

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      Considering people tend to view probability as 100% A, 100% B or 50-50, I’m not sure showing a 30-60 split as the same weight is really a bad choice…