How valid is the data from TMC polls?

[Lyon]

:biggrin:

Sorry, mods can feel free to delete this without hurting my feelings but I really just couldn't help myself.

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I voted for scary....

 

[vandacca]

:biggrin:

Sorry, mods can feel free to delete this without hurting my feelings but I really just couldn't help myself.

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I voted for scary....

You totally stole my idea! :biggrin:

 

[bollar]

I wish the polling feature was disabled. Nobody here knows how to write a good polling question and the results are useless.

//signed//
Crabby

 

[Lyon]

I wish the polling feature was disabled. Nobody here knows how to write a good polling question and the results are useless.

//signed//
Crabby

I should have made that an option.

 

[NigelM]

:biggrin:

Sorry, mods can feel free to delete this without hurting my feelings but I really just couldn't help myself.

Now it justs needs to be moved to an appropriate section. ;-)

 

[Lyon]

Now it justs needs to be moved to an appropriate section. ;-)

And what section would that be? Be kind.

 

[NigelM]

And what section would that be? Be kind.

Site Feedback?

 

[Lyon]

Site Feedback?

Oh, that sounds respectable.

Also, we probably don't have a Snark section.

 

[MorrisonHiker]

Maybe you should've made this poll anonymous so that people could respond without others knowing what option they chose.

 

[NigelM]

Oh, that sounds respectable.

Also, we probably don't have a Snark section.

Yeah, we do but you can only get moved there.. ;-)

 

[scaesare]

I voted "Other"

Using a self selecting statistically invalid poll to determine of polls are valid (due to their self selecting nature), violates some sort of recursive principle of Ptyhonesque Physics, and will undoubtedly crash the server.

 

[Lyon]

I voted "Other"

Using a self selecting statistically invalid poll to determine of polls are valid (due to their self selecting nature), violates some sort of recursive principle of Ptyhonesque Physics, and will undoubtedly crash the server.

It's also making me giggle like a little kid! :biggrin:

 

[efusco]

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Sorry, mods can feel free to delete this without hurting my feelings but I really just couldn't help myself.

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I voted for scary....

Funny! I won't delete, but did move to site feedback

 

[CHG-ON]

The problem is that the samples, as with this poll, are simply too small to deduct anything terribly useful. If we could get pretty much every owner to take the polls, it would be better. Easier said than done, for sure. But I still enjoy taking participating and seeing the results.

 

[jerry33]

And I'm not sure that dispositive is the correct word:

adjectiverelating to or bringing about the settlement of an issue or the disposition of property: such litigation will rarely be dispositive of any question.• Law dealing with the disposition of property by deed or will: the testator had to make his signature after making the dispositive provisions.• dealing with the settling of international conflicts by an agreed disposition of disputed territories: a peace settlement in the nature of a dispositive treaty.

 

[FlasherZ]

The problem is that the samples, as with this poll, are simply too small to deduct anything terribly useful. If we could get pretty much every owner to take the polls, it would be better. Easier said than done, for sure. But I still enjoy taking participating and seeing the results.

That would be a good first step. The second is dealing with bias in answers: making them more neutral and being careful to eliminate overlap. If you can solve the self-selection problem, then you correct for the apathy bias somewhat.