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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 4610833" data-attributes="member: 177">Not precisely true, which is part of the point.Clearly, the folks here are "RPG gamers with an interest in D&D".  However, if we are in some way unlike other RPG gamers with an interest in D&D, the results you get asking questions here will not simply generalize to all RPG gamers with an interest in D&D.  Half true.  Yes, choosing to answer the questions is a form of self selection.  However, that is not the only form of selection going on.  Basically, the EN World population is doubly selected on such a poll - once for being the type of person who answers polls, and once for being the type of person who comes and reads EN World enough to see the poll.That's two filters that might introduce bias in the results, rather than just one.</blockquote>