Comments on: Can you spot the fuzzy math in this Columbus Dispatch story? http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/can-you-spot-the-fuzzy-math-in-this-columbus-dispatch-story Religion editor Frank Lockwood's spirituality blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:06:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Caleb Powers http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/can-you-spot-the-fuzzy-math-in-this-columbus-dispatch-story/comment-page-1#comment-10473 Caleb Powers Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:11:14 +0000 http://biblebeltblogger.com/?p=501#comment-10473 Jose, my reading of the article is that the sampling was limited to one 50 woman sample, all together in Columbus. That may not have been true, but it appears to be what the article says. Jose, my reading of the article is that the sampling was limited to one 50 woman sample, all together in Columbus. That may not have been true, but it appears to be what the article says.

]]> By: José http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/can-you-spot-the-fuzzy-math-in-this-columbus-dispatch-story/comment-page-1#comment-10426 José Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:51:48 +0000 http://biblebeltblogger.com/?p=501#comment-10426 Hmmm. The article doesn't clearly say that these 50 Columbus women comprised the entire set of pollees. I would expect for them to sample from around the nation, and have a larger number of participants? (The article does refer to one coordinator as a "national pollster". Did you ask the Dispatch for an explanation? Let us know. Hmmm. The article doesn’t clearly say that these 50 Columbus women comprised the entire set of pollees. I would expect for them to sample from around the nation, and have a larger number of participants? (The article does refer to one coordinator as a “national pollster”.

Did you ask the Dispatch for an explanation? Let us know.

]]> By: Caleb Powers http://biblebeltblogger.com/index.php/religion/can-you-spot-the-fuzzy-math-in-this-columbus-dispatch-story/comment-page-1#comment-10424 Caleb Powers Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:23:10 +0000 http://biblebeltblogger.com/?p=501#comment-10424 You're absolutely right, Frank, and virtually every percentage given in the article itself is an odd number. You’re absolutely right, Frank, and virtually every percentage given in the article itself is an odd number.

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