Будни американских социологов

[chasovschik]

We did a poll last weekend in Colorado Senate District 3 and found that voters intended to recall Angela Giron by a 12 point margin, 54/42. In a district that Barack Obama won by almost 20 points I figured there was no way that could be right and made a rare decision not to release the poll.

Сделали полл, получили результат – округ, который голосовал за Обаму, собирается отозвать к чертовой матери сенаторшу, протолкнувшую очередной анти-оружейный закон. Решили, что такой результат никуда не годится, и не стали его публиковать. А теперь рассказывают, что все точно предсказали.

Mirrored from Gears and Springs.

Comments

[petite-lambda.livejournal.com]

This is awesome! That way, they actually can't lose. Suppose the poll predicts right -- then they might release it retroactively, and they're right. And if it predicts wrong, they can pat themselves on the back for calling it....

[chasovschik.livejournal.com]

It's an ancient way, I believe, well known to every fortuneteller in history.