tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4183118663703256159.post6246816147043649019..comments2024-03-19T11:45:35.711+06:00Comments on Bangladesh Politico: Why Daily Star's opinion survey is a waste of time and moneyDavid Bergmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674636000068693356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4183118663703256159.post-35621453984184401282013-11-04T13:19:56.099+06:002013-11-04T13:19:56.099+06:00The poll was conducted in September (no dates were...The poll was conducted in September (no dates were mentioned) and published in November. Waiting for what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4183118663703256159.post-47463444136265719982013-11-02T18:48:21.708+06:002013-11-02T18:48:21.708+06:00Being a research professional for long, I can say ...Being a research professional for long, I can say that no speculative questions should be asked to a respondent. Prediction/speculation is the job the analyst, using the obtained data. "Which party will win" is that kind of a speculative question. And that speculative question is presented as the primary finding of the study, which disturbs me. Regarding sampling, its a big debate whether weighting should be done at the start or in the end. I won't go into that.Ahmed Sharifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393182587521845460noreply@blogger.com