Ipsos Reid Polls

[Topaz]

I just read that the Ipsos Reid poll says there's 24.5 Canadian adults and 12.25 support the mission in Afghanistan and 12.25 don't. Now, I know this is bull because I've never been interviewed and I no one else that has, so this poll is full of ...holes. Also, I think it depends on the question asked. Do you support the troops or do you support the mission or should we even should be there. Most people will support their troops but not the mission and not the war as the US, does support their troops but not the mission or the war! The question should be, how many troops are you willing to be killed BEFORE you say, enough is enough, bring them home?? The military is there to protect its country but its also a business and people and companies make money off the military, so we should be very careful when we use our military against another country.

[bush_cheney2004]

The military is there to protect its country but its also a business and people and companies make money off the military, so we should be very careful when we use our military against another country.

OK...but it's swell to make BILLIONS when another country uses their military???

WRT polls, if you (or anybody) was specifically canvassed each time, the poll would be of little statistical value for a larger population.

Edited August 25, 2007 by bush_cheney2004

[Michael Bluth]

WRT polls, if you (or anybody) was specifically canvassed each time, the poll would be of little statistical value for a larger population.

Or it means the everyone in the population is being interviewed for every poll. Not a very realistic option.

[Moonlight Graham]

I just read that the Ipsos Reid poll says there's 24.5 Canadian adults and 12.25 support the mission in Afghanistan and 12.25 don't. Now, I know this is bull because I've never been interviewed and I no one else that has, so this poll is full of ...holes. Also, I think it depends on the question asked.

If the researchers do a proper random sample for the poll it doesn't matter that you or anyone you know weren't asked. The difference in polling 2500 Canadians and 2 million would be very small, which is why random sampling is useful.

Also, yes the results change based on the question asked. That's why polls will publish the exact questions that they asked (sometimes news sources don't report these details, but they should and they almost certainly exist).

[Michael Hardner]

Thanks MG.

Also to point out, some polls will word the questions differently and ask a random wording to prevent skewing the results based on wording.

It seems we're saying that there is a 50-50- split for and against. This seems reasonable to me.