http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/those_awful_polls/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:25:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/those_awful_polls/comment-page-1/#comment-267313 Beldar Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:49:54 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/01/those_awful_polls/#comment-267313 I'm flattered to have inspired this impressive collection of tables, but I'll stick with <a>Mark Twain</a>: There's lies, there's damned lies, and then there's <i>statistics</i>. "Margin of error" actually means "license to get away with guessing wrong." And the biggest lie is that the margin of error itself is not just another guess. I'm flattered to have inspired this impressive collection of tables, but I'll stick with Mark Twain: There's lies, there's damned lies, and then there's statistics. "Margin of error" actually means "license to get away with guessing wrong." And the biggest lie is that the margin of error itself is not just another guess.

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