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If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane.
by 10ren 18y ago
If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane.
- ggruschow 18y agoEspecially since they ran basically the same poll a couple weeks apart with significantly different results: http://slashdot.org/pollBooth.pl?qid=1713&aid=-1 http://slashdot.org/pollBooth.pl?qid=1713&aid=-1 http://slashdot.org/pollBooth.pl?qid=1719&aid=-1 http://slashdot.org/pollBooth.pl?qid=1719&aid=-1 Good old slashdot.
- likpok 18y ago"Voluntary data are worthless" c.f. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=491723 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=491723 Especially when the polls lack any sort of attempt to prevent double (or more) voting, and are generally viewed as a joke.