Blaze@reddthat.com to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agoHow heterosexual couples met in the USfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1394arrow-down114
arrow-up1380arrow-down1imageHow heterosexual couples met in the USfiles.catbox.moeBlaze@reddthat.com to Data is Beautiful@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squareAlice@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoBased on the one class I took in college about surveys and mass comm I’d say that’s a good sample size (assuming they were chosen at random). Most political polls survey about 1500 people with 90%+ accuracy
minus-squareBen Matthews@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoBut how, practically, do you choose any sample “at random” nowadays ? Especially if trying to avoid a bias towards (or away from) online people ?
minus-squareAlice@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoGreat question! Back in the day we would pick names at random in the phone book so my info is pretty outdated
Based on the one class I took in college about surveys and mass comm I’d say that’s a good sample size (assuming they were chosen at random). Most political polls survey about 1500 people with 90%+ accuracy
But how, practically, do you choose any sample “at random” nowadays ?
Especially if trying to avoid a bias towards (or away from) online people ?
Great question! Back in the day we would pick names at random in the phone book so my info is pretty outdated