Opinion Polls and How to Interpret Them

[Deleted User]

Completely unrelated to other topics on here.

A village has 601 inhabitants and they want to decide on having a council to run the village.

Here's how they vote.

5 councillors - 100 votes
4 councillors - 100 votes
3 councillors - 100 votes
2 councillors - 100 votes
1 councillor - 100 votes
0 councillors - 101 votes
Let a shortarse, wimpy, Welsh, pygmy dictator decide everything - 0 votes.

Do these 601 people want a council. Yup, over 80% do.

A bad poll doesn't mean you can go against the majority.

[DavidB]

Oh dear, seething

[Deleted User]

And that's how you control the posting of a moron.

[Ginge]

And that's how you control the posting of a moron.

Well played.

[Deleted User]

And that's how you control the posting of a moron.

Well played.

[DavidB]

Yup, still seething and glorious for us all to enjoy

[Skewball]

Niki, are you seriously interpreting the poll results like you did?
You are a fucking idiot if you have
Bye

[ChrisW]

Taking the result very well David

[only85]

yes prime minister ,series 1 episode 2 if you want to learn about opinion polls & results classic viewing

[nikkiboy]

Personally I'd have just had a yes or no poll but it wasn't set up as that, the option that received the most votes was 'no' which makes it the winner.

You can't suddenly decide to add together the other three options because you don't like the result.

[DavidB]

Personally I'd have just had a yes or no poll but it wasn't set up as that, the option that received the most votes was 'no' which makes it the winner.

You can't suddenly decide to add together the other three options because you don't like the result.

[ChrisW]

Personally I'd have just had a yes or no poll but it wasn't set up as that, the option that received the most votes was 'no' which makes it the winner.

You can't suddenly decide to add together the other three options because you don't like the result.

Someone thought they were being clever there. Turned out it backfired.
Ginge McLoyalty stated following the result 'Polls need fixing'

[DavidB]

Ha Ginge McLoyalty, well played Chris!

[ssjsa]

yes prime minister ,series 1 episode 2 if you want to learn about opinion polls & results classic viewing

For me one of the best television series ever. And somewhat prophetic. The tobacco ban being a prime example.

[Paddy McGinty]

Completely unrelated to other topics on here.

A village has 601 inhabitants and they want to decide on having a council to run the village.

Here's how they vote.

5 councillors - 100 votes
4 councillors - 100 votes
3 councillors - 100 votes
2 councillors - 100 votes
1 councillor - 100 votes
0 councillors - 101 votes
Let a shortarse, wimpy, Welsh, pygmy dictator decide everything - 0 votes.

Do these 601 people want a council. Yup, over 80% do.

A bad poll doesn't mean you can go against the majority.

Idiot, take the one at the top for instance, they want a council to have 5 councillors and only 5 will do, they don't want 4,3,2,1. If they can't have 5 councillors then they could of thought well if I can't have five I'd prefer to have no councillors....... no deal is better than a bad deal.

[Moongoose McQueeen]

Merger poll is the best poll currently running