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[โ€“] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How can anybody make an opinion poll in Russia that is even remotely accurate? This is just rubbish.

[โ€“] misk@sopuli.xyz 21 points 11 months ago

The overall result is probably not very accurate but if the methodology has not changed then you could try to gauge something based on change from poll to poll.

[โ€“] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There was an interesting methodology I read about. Basically, they read 4 statements and asked how many (not which!) the interviewee agreed with.

Then they did the same thing with 5 statements, where the 5th was what they actually wanted to find out. With a large enough sample size on both and the power of math, they can essentially deduct test 1 from test 2 to find out how many people agree with the 5th statement without anybody outing themselves to the FSB.

[โ€“] sergih@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

sohnds interestind, do u know what the methodology is called?

[โ€“] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Sorry, I read about this technique over a year ago, and I can't seem to formulate the right Google search to re-find it.

[โ€“] frostbiker@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is called the "unmatched count technique" or "list experiment." It has a wider error range, so you need to poll more people, but you get honest answers.

[โ€“] sergih@feddit.de 1 points 11 months ago

Love it, such a smart technique