Here is an example...
By Scott Bryan – @scottygb
In the Daily Express each day, there is a poll…
Here is an example…
If you take a look at the results, there’s a pattern…
99%
99% and 99%
99%
99%
97%
96%
99%
99% and 99%
97%
99%
93% + 3% = 96%!!!
You get the idea.
It seems that, whatever you ask Express readers, 99 per cent (or thereabouts) will always agree with you.
8 Responses to “Do the Daily Express fix their polls or something?”
KingDaveRa
But, I’m pretty sure 99% (or thereabouts) of Daily Express readers would vote in that way anyway. So, it probably is right. That in itself is a scary thought…
Anthony Masters
It’s the fact that it’s a non-random sample; the poll is comprised solely of the sort of people who are so concerned about an issue that they will text into the Daily Express.
Salman Shaheen
Not the most scientific of polling methods. But hey, who are we to question? Saddam won 99% of the vote in Iraq fairly and squarely too, didn’t he?
Matthew Blott
It might be fixed but I can certainly believe that number of Express readers voting that way. Those questions are loaded to get the desired answer, the Daily Mail does it as well. If you’re the sort of person who parts with money to buy a right-wing tabloid and motivated enough to call a premium rate line when hit with a question like “should the unemployed who refuse work have their benefits cut?” it’s highly unlikely you’ll say “no” when you’re paying for the privilege.
Jim Kelleher
They could at least spell “Britain” correctly!