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Matilda

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5. Polls can be slightly skewed,

Reply to peakhillfm (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 9, 2014, 09:31 PM

Mar 2014

according to the day, time and places where they're conducted, hence the margin of error always quoted, to cover any possible perceived discrepancy.

But if companies like Nielsen, Gallop, or even Newspoll fudged the figures, it wouldn't pass scrutiny by experts and the company would be totally discredited. It simply wouldn't be worth the effort, so yes, you can believe them, always taking into account the margin of error.

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