Polls VS Polls VS Polls
Variation on a theme of Mad Magazine Spy VS Spy VS Spy.
Many in the media conduct polls to create a story which causes opinions to shift in one way or another.
I think that in order to put pols in context one should also publish a poll on the other organizations responsible for an opinion, EG:
8. The World's Job Approval rating
A poll is an OPINION - actually a SNAPSHOT of OPINIONS in TIME - at least publish ALL of the context.
Note to self & poll takers: My OPINION as to whether Iran will get a nuclear bomb is of NO value to anyone except myself & maybe not then. I am not a spy. I am not Iranian. I am no closer to the source of sufficient information to decide that question than my dog is - WAKE UP!
Many in the media conduct polls to create a story which causes opinions to shift in one way or another.
I think that in order to put pols in context one should also publish a poll on the other organizations responsible for an opinion, EG:
- The President's Job Approval
- Congress' Job Approval
- The Judiciary's Job Approval
- Media Job Approval
- Conservatives, Liberals, Democrat's, Republicans job approvals
- My family's job approval
- Other Countries' Job Approvals
8. The World's Job Approval rating

A poll is an OPINION - actually a SNAPSHOT of OPINIONS in TIME - at least publish ALL of the context.
Note to self & poll takers: My OPINION as to whether Iran will get a nuclear bomb is of NO value to anyone except myself & maybe not then. I am not a spy. I am not Iranian. I am no closer to the source of sufficient information to decide that question than my dog is - WAKE UP!
Tags
- polls
- job approval
- politics
Comments
Mark de LA says
M 2006-03-27 06:26:13 3165
I wonder if I could commission a poll whose outcome is "80% of the
adult population is stupid for believing in polls" ? "20% of the
population knows they are stupid for believing in polls but believe in
polls anyway!" 


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