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<blockquote data-quote="Wicht" data-source="post: 4394173" data-attributes="member: 221">Actually I don't think I made either assumption.&nbsp; What I have assumed is that those taking the poll are representative of themselves.&nbsp; Nothing more nor less.&nbsp; Nor would I care to make the effort to prove or disprove whether the sample is representative as I lack both the time and resources.&nbsp; What I have tried to say is that it is erroneous to discount an internet poll by claiming that sample in the poll is not representative of a larger population.&nbsp; Such a claim begs the question and is as wrong as claiming that it does faithfully represent the larger populationBut I might go a bit further and disagree that this poll and the other are being answered solely by people who have strong feelings.&nbsp; If that was the case then we should see a different curve with the high end at both ends of the polls and the dip in the middle.&nbsp; Instead we are seeing a more centrist curve.&nbsp; One cannot say only fanatics are voting when demonstrably this is not true.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wicht, post: 4394173, member: 221"] Actually I don't think I made either assumption. What I have assumed is that those taking the poll are representative of themselves. Nothing more nor less. Nor would I care to make the effort to prove or disprove whether the sample is representative as I lack both the time and resources. What I have tried to say is that it is erroneous to discount an internet poll by claiming that sample in the poll is not representative of a larger population. Such a claim begs the question and is as wrong as claiming that it does faithfully represent the larger population But I might go a bit further and disagree that this poll and the other are being answered solely by people who have strong feelings. If that was the case then we should see a different curve with the high end at both ends of the polls and the dip in the middle. Instead we are seeing a more centrist curve. One cannot say only fanatics are voting when demonstrably this is not true. [/QUOTE]

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