XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: dtravel@sonic.net   
      
   On 1/23/2014 12:30 PM, Brian M. Scott wrote:   
   > On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 09:27:46 +1300, Your Name   
   >  wrote in   
   >  in   
   > rec.arts.sf.written,rec.arts.sf.science,rec.arts.sf.misc:   
   >   
   > [...]   
   >   
   >> The problem is "surveys" are never accurate because they   
   >> simply ask far too few people [...]   
   >   
   > On the contrary, sample size is rarely a problem.  The   
   > problem is getting a simple random sample.   
   >   
   And phrasing the question to be neutral, which is much harder than   
   people realize.   
      
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