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[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 4 points 3 weeks ago

If only you could step away from the Nazi promotion platform you're sharing from.

[–] LeoshenkuoDaSimpli@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

By forming my opinions on small sample groups of non-randomly selected people being asked loaded questions?

Sorry, my bad. That's polling companies that hide behind the legitimacy of statistics.

[–] MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

this is why understanding sample size, selection bias, and confidence intervls matters - the difference between actual statistics and the marketing version that gets passed off as "research".