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English DP Poll

In London, the Sun asked readers of its Web site, "Should Britain bring back the death penalty?" The result: "And a staggering 99 per cent of the 95,000 readers who responded to our You The Jury poll said the Government SHOULD reintroduce it."

Internet polls mean very little, as they suffer from a two-stage selection bias. Only those who view the particular story are solicited, and only those who choose to answer it are counted. Even so, 99% of a sample that large is surprising.

Posted by Kent Scheidegger on February 25, 2008 04:20 PM |

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