At 09:15 10/05/2015 +0100, Allan Reese wrote:
>Influence of polls or people's final decision when voting still seems to
>me a psychological rather than statistical question - making measurements
>changes the system?
Of course - it's not really any different from any other sort of
'biofeedback'. However, it's a statistical issue in as much that is the
publication of statistics (poll results) that results in that feedback.
Kind Regards,
John
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