Hey, WashPo – What’s The Margin Of Error For A Poll That Only Samples 20 Registered Voters Statewide?
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The WashPo’s poll last week showing that Obama is outpacing Romney in swing states 52-41 apparently has some problems.
“Out of 929 registered voters in the new poll, 161 live in one of these eight states, with a margin of sampling error of eight points.”
In other words, on average, they only polled 20 people per swing state. What do you think the margin of error is on that?
That sound you hear is the already yawning credibility gap growing between the WashPo and the National Enquirer.
One Response to “Hey, WashPo – What’s The Margin Of Error For A Poll That Only Samples 20 Registered Voters Statewide?”
(Facepalm). Anything for the narrative, I suppose.
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