And erroneous conclusions about the world have been made from much larger samples. You could sample 300 million americans and you'd still only end up with a ve

And erroneous conclusions about the world have been made from much larger samples. You could sample 300 million americans and you'd still only end up with a very skewed perspective of what the world is like. You could use statistical sampling methods to find 1000 people through out the world and get a much more accurate picture (though admittedly, still not the greatest picture).