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Re: OT: How the US is being viewed by AOL users
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Fred White <[log in to unmask]>
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Fred White <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 14 Feb 2003 14:18:04 -0700
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On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 01:33  PM, Tom Brandt wrote:

> At 12:58 PM 2/14/2003 -0700, Fred White wrote:
>
> On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 07:31  AM, Tom Brandt wrote:
>
> The validity of on-line polls using self-selected responders: 0%
>
>
> I agree with the idea that they're validity is suspect. One doesn't
> need to toss the results into the trash. One can accept them without
> believing that they are (even close to) perfect. The 0% you assigned
> implies that they're absolutely false. Is that the result of a 1-person
> poll? :-)
>
> Yes - but I am absolutely confident that results of the poll are 
> completely reliable :)

Now me, as follows:

> Yes.Yes.Yes. Unfortunately the CONCLUSION supported by the person that 
> was polled is false even if it was a wonderful digression from the 
> topic at hand.
>
> Fun is nice. Thanks.
>
> FW

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