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Lots of words, saying nothing

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In Reply to: RE: David's right. The numbers don't add up posted by Jazz Inmate on May 20, 2008 at 10:29:11

>>>Yeah, I wouldn't trust that poll too much either.<<<
Big surprise. You don't trust anything that doesn't rave about BD.

>>>Regardless, the number discrepancy that David picked up on shows it wasn't those participating in the poll, but the pollsters themselves who were confused and were reporting the results inaccurately.<<<
I disagree. Unless you can prove otherwise, the pollsters are reporting what they are told, so if there is a problem, the people being polled are the ones in error.

>>>The results, if not the entire poll, are flawed.<<<
I'm sure you think so, but you haven't shown their methodology is flawed.

>>>It shouldn't be up for debate what the results of the poll were.<<<
Correct. Do you have sales figures showing that standalones are 45% of all BD players, including the PS3? Does anyone? Show me and I'll believe it. Otherwise, David is way off base.

>>>The fact that the pollsters couldn't deliver straightforward results indicates there is a problem.<<<
we are getting this second hand-an article about a poll. It sounds like you have issues with the article more than the actual poll.

Jack

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RE: Lots of words, saying nothing - David Aiken 17:31:53 05/20/08 (0)
"I disagree. Unless you can prove otherwise, the pollsters are reporting what they are told, so if there is a problem, the people being polled are the ones in error."

I have no doubt the pollsters are reporting what they are told, but what they are told is in response to a standard set of questions that everyone who was polled was asked. If there's a problem, it isn't because the people who were polled didn't answer the questions properly, it's because someone who designed the questionnaire didn't come up with a good set of questions.

If you do a poll and the results aren't clear, then the problem usually lies with the poll and the questions asked. You should be designing the questions in such a way that the responses leave no doubt as to what the data means.

David Aiken
RE: Lots of words, saying nothing - Jazz Inmate 11:01:51 05/20/08 (0)
> > I'm sure you think so, but you haven't shown their methodology is flawed. < <

Well, they asked their "what would you buy" questions without factoring in the $299 BD player, so the results are already out of date and don't reflect current market conditions. Sure seems like a flaw to me.
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