RE: Polling declared worthless

["Mike Haston ** Data" <MHaston@xxxxxxx>]

Dare I mention my un-scientific poll (written in eRPG of course)?

http://www.netshare400.com:3011/cgi-mhaston/poll?pollnbr=1



-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Pluta [mailto:joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 3:03 PM
To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
Subject: Polling declared worthless


> From: DeLong, Eric
> 
> I'm saying that the poll is worthless as an argument because it is in
no
> way a representative sampling of the audience.

Okay.  That's your opinion.  By your reasoning all polls are worthless,
because to be statistically significant requires a greater percentage of
programmers than follows any of the iSeries mailing lists or forums.
 
Joe