On Opinion Polls

By Adam Tinworth on May 26, 2010 12:55 PM | 4 Comments | No TrackBacks
Possibly the finest moment from Yes, Prime Minister:


Any journalist about to write about opinion polls should be forced to sit down and watch this.
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Stew Wilson
By Stew Wilson on May 26, 2010 2:25 PM | Reply

My maths teacher back in 1994 used this very bit to teach us students about leading questions, and how they are a pure-hearted statistician's bane.

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Adam Tinworth replied to Stew Wilson on May 27, 2010 9:15 AM | Reply

I've heard of two-fisted statisticians, but "pure-hearted"? :-)

Paul
By Paul on May 28, 2010 8:59 AM | Reply

Spot on. Thanks for this post!

Regards,
Paul

Joe
By Joe on June 1, 2010 5:06 AM | Reply

Hi Adam,

Ah yes, Yes Minister, my favourite commedy. This is an excellent example of manufacturing consent.

Regards from Canada (you know me), hope you & yours are well.
Joe

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