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<blockquote data-quote="Hardhead" data-source="post: 1276402" data-attributes="member: 2844">I noticed today that the polls in which you can click on multiple choices aren't working right.Say you create a poll called &quot;What did you have for breakfast?&quot; and the choices are:* Eggs* Ham* EberronNow, let's say that 50% of the people had eggs for breakfast, and 50% had both eggs and ham for breakfast, and those people vote accordingly.In theroy, the poll should show:Eggs:&nbsp; 100%Ham:&nbsp; 50%Eberron:&nbsp; 0%.But, that's not what's happening.&nbsp; Instead, if you vote for multiple things, your vote is &quot;split up&quot; between the different choices.&nbsp; Someone that voted for both Eggs and Ham, has only half of their vote is applied to each.&nbsp; Instead the total will be:Eggs:&nbsp; 75%Ham:&nbsp; 25%Eberron:&nbsp; 0%.That still shows you that more people had eggs than ham, but the percentages are way off.&nbsp; 75% of the people did not have eggs.&nbsp; 100% did.If you don't quite understand what I mean, do this:&nbsp; create a poll and give it three choices.&nbsp; Vote for all three, and look at the result while one person only has voted.&nbsp; The outcome with one person voting for all three will be:Choice 1:&nbsp; 33%Choice 2:&nbsp; 33%Choice 3:&nbsp; 33%In other words, it's a useless poll, percentage-wise.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hardhead, post: 1276402, member: 2844"] I noticed today that the polls in which you can click on multiple choices aren't working right. Say you create a poll called "What did you have for breakfast?" and the choices are: * Eggs * Ham * Eberron Now, let's say that 50% of the people had eggs for breakfast, and 50% had both eggs and ham for breakfast, and those people vote accordingly. In theroy, the poll should show: Eggs: 100% Ham: 50% Eberron: 0%. But, [i]that's not what's happening[/i]. Instead, if you vote for multiple things, your vote is "split up" between the different choices. Someone that voted for both Eggs and Ham, has only half of their vote is applied to each. Instead the total will be: Eggs: 75% Ham: 25% Eberron: 0%. That still shows you that more people had eggs than ham, but the percentages are way off. 75% of the people did [i]not[/i] have eggs. 100% did. If you don't quite understand what I mean, do this: create a poll and give it three choices. Vote for all three, and look at the result while one person only has voted. The outcome with one person voting for all three will be: Choice 1: 33% Choice 2: 33% Choice 3: 33% In other words, it's a useless poll, percentage-wise. [/QUOTE]

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