2007-05-07 14:21:28 · 17 answers · asked by Bern 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A poll. To take a poll you take a random sample and it can often times be misleading if the "results" are presented a certain way....
2007-05-07 14:26:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In research terms, there is no actual word that I know of that would suggest that exact definition. This is partly because a sample that has been picked to "wilfully mislead" is, by definition, not randomly chosen! However, you could talk about the sample being "deliberately biased", although the word deliberate is something of a strong one here, and you may have to justify that as a statement, depending on where you are using the term...
2007-05-07 21:34:25 · answer #2 · answered by midwifelucy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How about:
a spoofed sample
a malignant sample
a malevolent sample
2007-05-07 21:27:33 · answer #3 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mislead- wrong direction or belief often by deliberate deceit, to lead astray, deceive, false impression
2007-05-07 21:39:21 · answer #4 · answered by faith 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
bogus sample, extraneous result, spurious sample
2007-05-07 21:29:30 · answer #5 · answered by angry 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it 'spurious'? I'm not thinking to clearly tonight but that sprang to mind.
2007-05-07 21:28:45 · answer #6 · answered by professorc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
misleading- jp-ummmm...fraud or unsperfendencis
2007-05-07 21:29:07 · answer #7 · answered by tweetylove 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
are you referrng to something such as a "placebo"
2007-05-07 21:27:47 · answer #8 · answered by kathleen 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a lie
2007-05-07 21:25:37 · answer #9 · answered by Canadia 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ever heard of a dictionary?
2007-05-07 21:27:33 · answer #10 · answered by someone 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋