Comment on sampling bias

Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• moody@lemmings.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s almost like that’s the joke presented in comic form.

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  • Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s almost like my comment was dripping with cynicism.

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• sorghum@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah, that’s the real answer. 500 responses vs how many sent out

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  • recapitated@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Maybe. But if there were 10000 sent and 500 responses, that still isn’t enough information. You would need to know how many were even handled and perceived by the intended recipient.

    But maybe you can work around this by canvasing in person rather than fire and forget.

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• Kalkaline@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Also there’s at least a small set of respondents with fat fingers.

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