I don't believe a poll unless I see a) everything (including the other questions asked and the introductions to the questions) that the interviewees were asked b) the sample size and distribution c) the margin of error
and I'm satisfied that, having seen that, the poll wasn't overtly biased.
Frankly, it is so easy to ask questions in certain ways to promote certain points of view, that I really think no one should consider polls as more than advisory.
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Date: 2008-12-06 03:30 am (UTC)a) everything (including the other questions asked and the introductions to the questions) that the interviewees were asked
b) the sample size and distribution
c) the margin of error
and I'm satisfied that, having seen that, the poll wasn't overtly biased.
Frankly, it is so easy to ask questions in certain ways to promote certain points of view, that I really think no one should consider polls as more than advisory.