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2023-08-08 22:09:27 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 74116724A23B673405549CA7503DB77A7E8325A528547D2A2D4E88E17CE39E83
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The first requirement of a trustworthy poll is the selection of an accurate sample of the population. Since this is a Twitter poll open to anyone, this is not trustworthy in terms of polling science. https://www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/gi-roundtable-series/pamphlets/em-4-are-opinion-polls-useful-(1946)/how-are-polls-made https://www.sciencefriday.com/educational-resources/twitter-polling-and-sample-bias-a-case-study/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-twitter-polls-are-bot-driven-bullsht-1234639288/
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