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From: Ralf.Brown@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU
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Subject: Re: Manned vs. Unmanned (again)
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Date: 8 Mar 89 13:58:03 GMT
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In article <67@enuxha.eas.asu.edu>, kluksdah@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Norman C. Kluksdahl) writes:
}A good PR man can write a poll which has leading questions which make the
}result inevitably what he/she wants it to be.  Psychology in action.

And then there are phone-in polls, which are the worst kind, since only the
most motivated will self-select themselves to be in the sample.  And the most-
motivated are usually the ones who are unhappy with the status quo....

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