• Candelestine@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Why does the purpose the data was collected for matter? Either the data is suitable or not. The motive of the pollsters who gathered it is irrelevant, isn’t it?

    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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      1 year ago

      To be clear, that wasn’t a criticism, just an explanation. Collecting a bespoke survey would have been better but almost certainly was beyond the abilities of this researcher. This is the next best approach.