Dan HooverNov 11, 2023
A survey called, I usually just hang up on these people, but... They wanted to know what I thought of certain Canadian political figures. When it got to P.P, I gave him zero stars and they hung up.
The whole thing was weird, questions, tone, odd noises.
Their number shows 639-399-0001, which comes up as a gym in Southey. Strangely there were loud background sounds of a rooster? Yes, as in a chicken.
Who would take their chicken/s to the gym to do political polling, in winter in Southey?
Show threadAmgine

@ddmgmgh

My partner, a researcher who does, among other things, survey instrument validation, had a one-word response to "How would you describe a survey study where the interviewer ends the interview after, apparently, recieving answers they do not want?"

"Biased."

#PoliticalPolling #cdnpoli #CanPoli #Polls

Nov 19, 2023 at 8:06pmWeb
Show threadDan HooverNov 19, 2023
@amgine I have no doubt about this survey being biased, it showed clearly in the caller's tone as the questions progressed.
What I really want to know why there were chicken sounds involved. Is this some new con tactic? Or did they hire someone working in a chicken barn to do their research?
Show threadAmgineNov 20, 2023

@ddmgmgh 😂​

Well, I cannot possibly speculate about the ever-so-interesting sounds, but I might mention certain corporations do seem to outsource their polling 'interviews' to the oddest and cheapest providers.

But I can say that 'biased' is the most severe epithet in my statistician's lexicon. There is nothing worse. It is lower than 'bad data', as it intentionally deceives or distorts.

Show threadDan HooverNov 20, 2023
@amgine Yes, too many polls/surveys have been designed by political parties (and other entities) to deliver predetermined results on so many issues, that the general public has become skeptical of any polling information.