A rumor about Dick Cheney.

[Mao]

hehe, I remember the Daily Show having his approval amongst African Americans as 2% with a 3% margin of error...hahaha

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Az
I think you're underestimating the amount of people that still think that GW is da bomb.

What MrFun said.

*blinks*

Seriously.

(Except it's actually 39%)

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


What MrFun said.

*blinks*

Seriously.

(Except it's actually 39%)

That's not all that far from Jimmy Carter's approval rating in 1980 (34%), and significantly below Gerald Ford's in 1976 (53%) and W's daddy's rating in 1992 (53%).

Now do you get it?

[Kuciwalker]

Er, didn't I get it before?

[alva]

Originally posted by Mao
hehe, I remember the Daily Show having his approval amongst African Americans as 2% with a 3% margin of error...hahaha

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Er, didn't I get it before?

Yes, sorry; meant to quote Az, not you.

[civman2000]

Originally posted by Mao
hehe, I remember the Daily Show having his approval amongst African Americans as 2% with a 3% margin of error...hahaha

Someone who knows more about statistics can correct me if I'm wrong, but IIRC that's actually impossible. It may be that a survey that would normally have a margin of error of 3% gave a result of 2%, but the actual margin of error depends on what the actual result is: the further away from 50%, the smaller the margin of error. Usually, the statistics in question are near 50%, so the margin of error is based on it actually being 50% and is a close approximation to whatever degree of confidence (usually 95%) is desired.

Again, this might be wrong, but I think I've seen/done something to prove this before...

Ah yes, just checked wikipedia, and it confirmed what I said above.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by civman2000

Someone who knows more about statistics can correct me if I'm wrong, but IIRC that's actually impossible. It may be that a survey that would normally have a margin of error of 3% gave a result of 2%, but the actual margin of error depends on what the actual result is: the further away from 50%, the smaller the margin of error. Usually, the statistics in question are near 50%, so the margin of error is based on it actually being 50% and is a close approximation to whatever degree of confidence (usually 95%) is desired.

Again, this might be wrong, but I think I've seen/done something to prove this before...

Ah yes, just checked wikipedia, and it confirmed what I said above.

The Daily Show is a satrical show, genius. The statistics that you said are not possible were never real to begin with -- they were from the Daily Show as a joke.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by civman2000
Someone who knows more about statistics can correct me if I'm wrong, but IIRC that's actually impossible. It may be that a survey that would normally have a margin of error of 3% gave a result of 2%, but the actual margin of error depends on what the actual result is: the further away from 50%, the smaller the margin of error. Usually, the statistics in question are near 50%, so the margin of error is based on it actually being 50% and is a close approximation to whatever degree of confidence (usually 95%) is desired.

Again, this might be wrong, but I think I've seen/done something to prove this before...

Ah yes, just checked wikipedia, and it confirmed what I said above.

In addition, the margin of error should be different in opposite directions.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Um... MrFun. If you hadn't realized this isn't a totally US forum. The poster may reside in a different country entirely.

Or he may not own a TV.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Um... MrFun. If you hadn't realized this isn't a totally US forum. The poster may reside in a different country entirely.

Or he may not own a TV.

But there have been how many past threads and posts about the Daily Show?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by MrFun
But there have been how many past threads and posts about the Daily Show?

Just because you have no life and read all the Daily Show threads doesn't mean that others do the same

[Mao]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


In addition, the margin of error should be different in opposite directions.

That's true IIRC, what may have happened was that maybe 70% disapproved and remaining had no opinion. The 3% margin of error could have been for one of those, yet in surveys you usually only see one margin of error, so that might've been used.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
this isn't a totally US forum.

I disagree!

This forum is so US that even the Danish posters are American!

[Colon™]

The Danish are just sucking up because they hope you'll beat up Canada for them.