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Old 07-16-08, 11:33 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Re: Rasmussen Poll shows statistical tie for President........

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Originally Posted by obvious Child View Post
Apparently numerous people here did not take statistics in college. Still, a 2% margin is not that bad, but enough to result in very different outcomes. I remember Navy posting one with a +/-7% margin. Apparently he did not realize just what that meant.
Yeah, 2% is a pretty good margin. I've seen some polls this cycle, national polls with samples of like 1000 people. That's like polling New Hampshire by randomly calling 3 people!
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