# Super-duper mundane poll: Help out the statistics student! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 8, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410 "2007-02-08T20:59:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Airblairxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Airblairxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airblairxxx)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/1 "2007-02-08T20:59:21Z")
I need help. I’m taking a beginning statistics class, and I have an assignment due. I have to poll 35 people, then come up with a report on the results. Problem is, I don’t have time to find 35 people. So I need just a minute of your time to answer the following questions. Gender? Age? “I Like Math”–pick one response: **Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, Strongly Disagree?** There now, that wasn’t so bad, was it? ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/2 "2007-02-08T21:02:49Z")
Female 53 Strongly Agree No, it wasn’t bad at all. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![taxi78cab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@taxi78cab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taxi78cab)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/3 "2007-02-08T21:08:13Z")
Female 28 Agree ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/4 "2007-02-08T21:09:16Z")
Male, 31, Disagree. ---
**Author:** ![Fearless\_Leader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Fearless\_Leader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fearless_Leader)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/5 "2007-02-08T21:12:40Z")
Female 21 Agree ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/6 "2007-02-08T21:12:59Z")
Female, 23, Agree ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/7 "2007-02-08T21:13:16Z")
Male 31 Strongly Agree ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/8 "2007-02-08T21:14:40Z")
male 28 strongly agree ---
**Author:** ![sugar\_and\_spice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@sugar\_and\_spice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sugar_and_spice)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/9 "2007-02-08T21:22:01Z")
female 29 agree ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/10 "2007-02-08T21:22:25Z")
Male 31 Strongly agree ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/11 "2007-02-08T21:29:13Z")
Male 24 Ummm… Strongly agree. Looks like your results are going to be skewed by asking here. Bunch of geeks, I tell ya! I’m taking a grad-level intro statistics (how’s that for a triple oxymoron!) class myself this semester. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/12 "2007-02-08T21:30:56Z")
Female, 36, disagree ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/13 "2007-02-08T21:37:17Z")
male 38 strongly disagree ---
**Author:** ![Hogwash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e57/32.png) [@Hogwash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogwash)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/14 "2007-02-08T21:40:05Z")
Male 22 Agree I was tempted to opt for Strongly Agree because I can really admire the beauty and power of mathematics, it’s just that I’m not particularly skilled enough to engage at an advanced level myself. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/15 "2007-02-08T21:41:05Z")
Male 42 Strongly agree I have doubts about how representative your survey group is going to be. ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/16 "2007-02-08T21:47:17Z")
Male 41 strongly agree Your sampling methodology is definitely flawed. Might as well ask this crowd if they like to use computers for recreational purposes. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/17 "2007-02-08T21:49:02Z")
Male 26 Strongly agree ---
**Author:** ![Crescend](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Crescend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crescend)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/18 "2007-02-08T21:49:23Z")
Male 24 Strongly Agree [QUOTE=mrklutz] Your sampling methodology is definitely flawed. Might as well ask this crowd if they like to use computers for recreational purposes. [/QUOTE] Well, maybe the assignment is on selection bias. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/19 "2007-02-08T21:51:01Z")
Male 28 Strongly agree ---
**Author:** ![Hogwash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e57/32.png) [@Hogwash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogwash)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410/20 "2007-02-08T21:55:20Z")
Or, maybe he’s not a statistician at all, and this is all a nefarious experiment regarding perceived selection bias in Internet poll respondents! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-duper-mundane-poll-help-out-the-statistics-student/391410.md?page=2)