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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT
It's only a tiny poll if you don't know anything about statistics.
823 sampled falls directly within the noted Confidence Interval reported (+/- 3.41%) for a population of 1,200,000 at a 95% Confidence Level.
Anyone criticizing the sample size is blowing smoke to deflect from the results.
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Well, a lot of people don't know things about statistics. After the poll came out, I learned a few things about them. I will also note, that the poll size of the CPS poll (~2000) is often criticized as too small. I learned how ~800 (or~2000) can be somewhat representative of a larger body.
I guess, much like anything, if you have something specific 'you' want to say or show, you can find a way to have it said or shown statistically to back you up.