gospil and fibb or me?? according to my survey, 15 out of 23 (i included myself) are smokers...that is a lot more than 1 out of 5. Did I have faulty data??
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=A0WTc6e0SYFGcEgBtALsy6IX?qid=20070626064417AAmxclh
2007-06-26 06:19:55 · 11 answers · asked by Niffer 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Yeah I think you nailed it Niff....that was an optimistic number on their part...most everyone I know smokes...but I smoke Marlboro if that says anything about my standards..lol.
2007-06-26 08:38:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think I might have the answer to your question Niffie !
Today, your survey is right ! Why because all of us
that are smoking said we were, which is true.
If it was asked at any other time, I might have said that
I was now a non-smoker because I had tried to quit again,
and that would have been true also. Right ?
So, what does that prove ? That smokers don't lie, it's just
that we're on again, off again.
Voila !
Hugs,
2007-06-26 14:55:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There could be a selection bias. People that read a question about smoking are more likely to respond if they have experience with smoking. I have experience with smoking, but only second-hand... and I have a very severe reaction to it, always have ever since I was a little kid.
Even if I read a survey that said 99.9999% of people are smoking, why aren't you? I still wouldn't smoke. Now if someone put a gun to my head and said "smoke it or die" I might change my mind...lol... but I don't think that will happen, so I'm safe. :)
2007-06-27 09:50:10 · answer #3 · answered by Kestra SpiritNova 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, youre not wrong
but take into account
you only polled 23
that number would be different when you get 200-5000 people becasue you are opening up a larger set of numbers which skews the average differently
2007-06-26 13:30:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The data is not faulty . Just the crossection you used. I wished you did not smoke but that 's your business .
2007-06-26 14:09:07 · answer #5 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't get good data from a site like this.
2007-06-26 13:22:29 · answer #6 · answered by vinster82 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I never trust the radio. But if it's in the newspaper, it must be true.
2007-06-26 15:10:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
surveys are never going to be perfect
2007-06-26 13:22:28 · answer #8 · answered by Carlos 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I still don't smoke
2007-06-26 13:24:30 · answer #9 · answered by prouddaddy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
non smoker here.
2007-06-26 13:22:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋