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>This figure provided is wholly anecdotal and pretty much worthless How else would you propose answering the question, besides asking people? Election polling
by itsoktocry 5y ago
>This figure provided is wholly anecdotal and pretty much worthless
How else would you propose answering the question, besides asking people?
Election polling is also "anecdotal".
- potatoman22 5y agoI think if we knew more about the sample size and data collection process this could be less anecdotal
- ZeroGravitas 5y agoElection polling is not anecdotal. There's a range of things you need to do to turn asking people into data successfully.
- geofft 5y agoThis is like saying that HTTPS is just security by obscurity because you have to keep the private key secret. The distinction between anecdotes and data is whether you gather the information in a structured and reliable way. I would, in all seriousness, recommend a high school statistics textbook if this is new to you. There's a whole bunch of interesting stuff, including how you don't need a very large sample size to be able to draw conclusions from the data, but you do need to ask your questions in a rigorous way.
- 6gvONxR4sf7o 5y agoTurns out there are a variety of ways to ask people. There’s a whole area of study around it because it’s so hard to get right.