tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post8616873550020865114..comments2024-03-28T16:57:50.266+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: Pro-independence campaign makes gains in latest Angus Reid pollJames Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-64612112263221243182013-08-27T01:04:48.111+01:002013-08-27T01:04:48.111+01:00Update : And from the horse's mouth at Angus R...Update : And from the horse's mouth at Angus Reid - "From August 14 to August 16, 2013, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 549 randomly selected adults in Scotland who are Springboard UK panelists. The margin of error — which measures sampling variability — is +/- 4.2%"James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-68907110995164447612013-08-26T12:35:02.503+01:002013-08-26T12:35:02.503+01:00And yet another poll which shows that less than ha...And yet another poll which shows that less than half of Scots support The Union. <br /> Disaster for UKok/voteNo/BT/mcdougallisalyingtoad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-42877434600288717712013-08-26T12:05:49.408+01:002013-08-26T12:05:49.408+01:00AllyPally : Is that the latest myth being spun by ...AllyPally : Is that the latest myth being spun by the No camp? The margin of error for a sample size of 500 is nowhere near 10% - it's more like 4% or 5%, only slightly higher than you'd get with a full-scale sample of 1000. If you want to work out the exact number, I believe ComRes have a margin of error calculator on their website. From memory, the sample size would have to be as low as 100 befote you'd get to a margin of error of 10%.<br /><br />The idea that you can't take a sample of 500 seriously is ludicrous - it's an absolutely standard number in many countries, including some US polling.James Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-57286437674359452572013-08-26T10:07:57.851+01:002013-08-26T10:07:57.851+01:00This poll had a sample of 500 or so. I believe tha...This poll had a sample of 500 or so. I believe that means all figures are ±10%. Hard to draw any meaningful conclusions from a sample that small.AllyPallynoreply@blogger.com