Comments on: Thoughts on Facebook Polls http://rmondello.com/2007/07/08/thoughts-on-facebook-polls/ Life enthusiast. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:38:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ricky Mondello http://rmondello.com/2007/07/08/thoughts-on-facebook-polls/#comment-4 Ricky Mondello Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:04:53 +0000 http://exposay.net/2007/07/08/thoughts-on-facebook-polls/#comment-4 I doubt Facebook gives out that information, about its users. That would be amazing though. Also, I don't think that making the sample size larger would even out the age discrepancy as much as it would make the age breakdown more useful. Saying that 83% of participants aged between 35 and 49 said that global warming is definitely a problem is great until you remember that there were only 29 people in that group polled. If 83% of 290 people said that, I'd be much more impressed. I doubt Facebook gives out that information, about its users. That would be amazing though.

Also, I don’t think that making the sample size larger would even out the age discrepancy as much as it would make the age breakdown more useful. Saying that 83% of participants aged between 35 and 49 said that global warming is definitely a problem is great until you remember that there were only 29 people in that group polled. If 83% of 290 people said that, I’d be much more impressed.

]]> By: Kim http://rmondello.com/2007/07/08/thoughts-on-facebook-polls/#comment-3 Kim Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:57:24 +0000 http://exposay.net/2007/07/08/thoughts-on-facebook-polls/#comment-3 I'm not sure that making the sample size larger would even out the age discrepancy. I think it just reflects the composition of Facebook's user base. Facebook doesn't have a page with stats of all users, does it? Because that would be fascinating. Anyway, agree that more people should join that 73%, although it is an incredible margin, considering how divisive politics are these days. The people I'm really worried about/mad at are the 134 Maybes. Fence-sitters! I’m not sure that making the sample size larger would even out the age discrepancy. I think it just reflects the composition of Facebook’s user base. Facebook doesn’t have a page with stats of all users, does it? Because that would be fascinating.

Anyway, agree that more people should join that 73%, although it is an incredible margin, considering how divisive politics are these days. The people I’m really worried about/mad at are the 134 Maybes. Fence-sitters!

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