Do you like yourself?

#mentalhealth

(Boost so your followers can join the conversation)

Yes
58.4%
Not really
41.6%
Poll ended at .

If, like me, you've ever wondered how pollsters can speak to 1,000 people and extract what a country of 68 million people is thinking, I've noticed something interesting with Mastodon polls. Once you get up to 20 responses, the percentages of answers never really change - even if you get up to 500 additional responses.

#statistics

@davidnjoku but that could be a reflection of the audience you're reaching. The "selection" of your followers and their followers is likely influenced by your own views expressed, your demographic, and location, not a truely random sample. Once you get away from the fiddly maths stuff, statistics is fascinating.