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No Easy Fix for Bogus Respondents in Online Opt-In Polls

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noduerme · 1790151696 · focus · HN ↗
The bit about 10% of respondents claiming they had visited the International Space Station was funny. Reminded me of this nugget[0], which for people unfamiliar with the subject doesn't mean that 20% of Jews believe in Jesus... it means that 20% of the respondents to the poll were either deranged or confused, and self-identity as Jewish for no clear reason. It's analogous to "1 in 5 vegans say they eat meat."
<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-for-jesus-poll-15-of-jewish-millennials-believe-christ-was-god/" rel="nofollow">https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-for-jesus-poll-15-of-jewi...
1. JimDabell · 1790152291 · focus · HN ↗
  See also: Lizardman's Constant is 4%.
  <a href="https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/12/noisy-poll-results-and-reptilian-muslim-climatologists-from-mars/" rel="nofollow">https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/12/noisy-poll-results-and...
  1. sdcfgy · 1790154582 · focus · HN ↗
    Having dealt with this before we always put trap questions in polls. Filtered 3-7% of respondents.
    lotus_uk · 1790161404 · focus · HN ↗
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