Re: Why do people cite surveys?
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You know what is even more funny? That you cite a survey proving your point that surveys are not reliable to prove a point.
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Ummm, actually the point is that we can know for sure the distribution of various ailments (e.g., dandruff) in the population. So we can measure the accuracy of the response with known data. And yes, of course I made up the %'s on the spot, since I just remember reading this in a newspaper like 10 years ago.
And thanks for a good post, Siegmund. You intelligently made some points that I was just grasping at.
A question I have is how does one deal with the fact that some people just get the surveys "wrong"? For example, when people are asked about how often they do so and so (say, exercise), they might just respond incorrectly. How do you correct for this, if it is possible at all?
And the average IQ thing is lol if true...
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