skewering the numbers - opinion poll shishkebab ...

Sent Mr. Zogby a polite note letting him know I could not finish his latest poll ...

One question assumes respondents approved invading Iraq.

Since I never did, I could not answer that question.

Online questionairres require response to all questions, so ...


Now I think since the majority of Americans did approve the U.S. invasion of Iraq, that poll will have sufficient response so it will seem as if results are good and fair read of opinion.

That some of us could not be sampled will go by the way.

Likely some others who disagreed with invading Iraq prior to the fact might feel silly to object answering one question, for which it will then appear that one more American did approve occupation, and that is just one way numbers get skewed ...

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