Blaze@reddthat.com to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 days agoHow heterosexual couples met in the USfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1391arrow-down114
arrow-up1377arrow-down1imageHow heterosexual couples met in the USfiles.catbox.moeBlaze@reddthat.com to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareAlice@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 days agoBased on the one class I took in college about surveys and mass comm I’d say that’s a good sample size (assuming they were chosen at random). Most political polls survey about 1500 people with 90%+ accuracy
minus-squareBen Matthews@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoBut how, practically, do you choose any sample “at random” nowadays ? Especially if trying to avoid a bias towards (or away from) online people ?
minus-squareAlice@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoGreat question! Back in the day we would pick names at random in the phone book so my info is pretty outdated
Based on the one class I took in college about surveys and mass comm I’d say that’s a good sample size (assuming they were chosen at random). Most political polls survey about 1500 people with 90%+ accuracy
But how, practically, do you choose any sample “at random” nowadays ?
Especially if trying to avoid a bias towards (or away from) online people ?
Great question! Back in the day we would pick names at random in the phone book so my info is pretty outdated