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Sat 13 Apr, 2013 02:32 am
If a given area has a population of, say, 9,000 people who have a particular condition, and if a survey concludes that less than 1% of them have a particular view about something, is this a credible enough sample with which to call for changes?
@thisonly1,
It depends.
How large was your survey size and what percentage of your target group responded? Did you pick 100 of your closest like-minded friends and get one response that showed a dissenting view? Was the question worded in a way that pre-supposed a correct answer that you wanted to see?
Surveys are difficult to undertake if you're coming from a particular position. You need substantial numbers of respondents from your population, an unbiased sample selection process, and a neutral position on the question being asked.
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