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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Murphy Siding</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by futuremodal</i> <br /><br />jeaton - ever heard of "sampling"? The likelyhood is that the results of this small sample size can be extrapolated over the entire rail shipper network with a relative degree of confidence. There are other sources of rail shipper views that agree with the general results of this poll. <br /> <br />Though a small website, this poll probably represents the tip of the iceberg. <br />[/quote] <br /> Keep in mind, though, the smaller the "sampling", the larger the "margin of error" disclaimer attatched. For all we know, a sampling this small could have a margin of error +or - of 75%.[;)] <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Well, when you consider that those CBS/CNN news polls on Bush's approval rating represent maybe 1000 participants with an ostensible margin of error of 3%, the LT poll seems more inclusive by comparison. Those 126 participants in the LT poll represent a larger segment of the logistics community than those 1000 participants in the CBS/CNN polls do in representing the views of all Americans. <br /> <br />Yet we can assume you do give credence to the presidential polls?[;)]
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