Political Survey

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Unsa ka importante ang Political Survey karong umaabot Eleksyon?

[edgeknife]

i dont trust on surveys. the general election on 2013 is the true definition of survey to me, not those unsa makit-an nato sa SWS, pulse asia.

[jack_bauer]

numbers won't lie...

[eezychair]

Numbers don't lie... People do. And who's behind the numbers?

This is a good read. It's in the U.S. setting but could very well apply here:

excerpts:

“Proofiness” is the art of using bogus mathematical arguments to prove what you know in your heart is true—even when it’s not. It’s a particularly powerful form of propaganda, because we’re primed to believe anything that’s couched in quantitative form. After all, there’s very little in this world that has the cold, hard certainty of mathematical proof. Yet people can torture numbers, imbuing lies with an aura of certainty.
Politicians and pundits are the modern masters of the dark art. Almost any major political speech or document will be liberally larded with proofiness.
..... As the midterm elections draw near, expect a barrage of bogus numbers and phony conclusions drawn from bad data. Be vigilant. Political fortunes might change, but one thing is constant: Bogus numbers are extremely potent tools for snookering the public.

Numbers Don’t Lie, But People Do § SEEDMAGAZINE.COM

[KlaytoN]

numbers won't lie...

Quite true. I won't forget in 2010 almost a week before the May 10 election, the SWS and Pulse Asia Survey came out The Black guy edging out Mr Palengke by a very slim margin, for which most of us were very busy not to notice it or just ignored the report, which should have caused a concern for the Roxas camp. The rest was history..

[Romeojin]

survey numbers dont lie? hahaha... but naa gihapon cge reklamo election fraud survey pa kaha

[mio]

Naa man jud nai bias.

[coolas]

ahak nlng, wa ra jpn nah

[hobie]

I do not believe the surveys ana mga politicians.

[b1 huck]

good luck nalang sa atong nasud, kung kinsay ma appoint nga mu atiman. mag tan-aw ko sa mga politiko karun, mura naman ug gii himu nila ug negosyo ang politics... nawala na ang "spirit of public service"...