Comments on: A polite round of applause directed towards The Times http://www.libdemvoice.org/a-polite-round-of-applause-directed-towards-the-times-17876.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter1919 http://www.libdemvoice.org/a-polite-round-of-applause-directed-towards-the-times-17876.html#comment-107035 Peter1919 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:05:12 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=17876#comment-107035 @Edward the exit polls for the 2000 Presidential Election spring to mind for disastrous polling mistakes in America @Edward the exit polls for the 2000 Presidential Election spring to mind for disastrous polling mistakes in America

]]> By: Alex http://www.libdemvoice.org/a-polite-round-of-applause-directed-towards-the-times-17876.html#comment-107034 Alex Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:00:15 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=17876#comment-107034 You may enjoy this cartoon: http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1271 You may enjoy this cartoon:

http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1271

]]> By: Edward http://www.libdemvoice.org/a-polite-round-of-applause-directed-towards-the-times-17876.html#comment-107032 Edward Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:36:34 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=17876#comment-107032 It's more important in America because their pollsters never had an event like the 1992 disaster, so they frequently run polls with small sample sizes and statistics like 5% margins of error. It’s more important in America because their pollsters never had an event like the 1992 disaster, so they frequently run polls with small sample sizes and statistics like 5% margins of error.

]]> By: Ann-Marie http://www.libdemvoice.org/a-polite-round-of-applause-directed-towards-the-times-17876.html#comment-107030 Ann-Marie Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:43:03 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=17876#comment-107030 Agree that this is definitely a good thing Mark. Now it would be nice if the press also told readers the margin of error on each poll as well. Agree that this is definitely a good thing Mark. Now it would be nice if the press also told readers the margin of error on each poll as well.

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