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Tue Mar 23 21:15:55 1982
that poll
Typical of poll questions (or so it seems to me), the question about
being excited by the shuttle launch doesn't seem to gather any
information. A better question is "How do you feel about the shuttle
launch and why do you feel it". Of course, that isn't a simple,
easily tallied question so pollsters shy away from it. I'm not sure
why, but the question asked feels biased to me; almost as if it was
rigged to get the "I don't care response".
I also have to wonder about the % on the question about too little/too much/
just enough. As far as I can tell from the figures quoted, 1/4 of the
people who were excited about the launch think we're spending too much!!!!!
(.60*46% = 27.6%. 42-27.6 = 14.4 which is approx 51%/4). If they think
that, then I wonder why they're excited about the launch.
(Alas, where is D.D.Harriman when we need him!).
Steve Z.
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