Re: [californiadisasters] Poll: Californians Increasingly Are Luddites

Mark Twain observed that there are: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics.
Whenever "statistics" are used to prove a point already claimed, Twain was
right.

Of course, in this regard "statistics" and "polls" are pretty much
interchangeable. If a poll is conducted by an expert, impartial
person/organization, the theory of polling is sound. However, it's
incredibly easy to bias a poll:

Q: Would you prefer to risk your children's future health and well-being,
not to mention their ability to have children without birth defects by
allowing a nuclear power plant to be built within a thousand mile of you, or
would you prefer to rely on clean-burning natural gas which has been proven
safe in use for over a hundred years and whose pipelines make no impact
whatsoever on the environment?

Q: Will you sign this petition urging Congress to ban the distribution and
use of dihydrogen monoxide, a major component of Acid Rain, a proven
contributor to rust, a significant factor in thousands of lives lost to
drowning?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Bates" <HappyMoosePhoto@gmail.com>
To: <californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 12:11 AM
Subject: RE: [californiadisasters] Poll: Californians Increasingly Are
Luddites

> Beware the polls posted from an outfit you've never heard of; it reeks of
> adopting a particular slant.
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> Rick
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> From: Kim Noyes
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> Poll: Support drops for nuclear power in Calif.
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> July 28, 2011 9:12 AM
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