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Do Online Polls Often Exclude Caribbean and Central American Countries?
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Discussion Overview
The discussion revolves around the perceived exclusion of Caribbean and Central American countries in online polls, particularly in the context of a specific poll conducted on the forum. Participants express their thoughts on the poll's structure, the selection of countries, and the implications of these choices.
Discussion Character
- Debate/contested
- Meta-discussion
Main Points Raised
- Some participants question the rationale behind grouping certain European countries together while excluding others, such as the UK and Ireland.
- One participant expresses frustration over the omission of Caribbean and Central American countries, noting that such exclusions are common in polls.
- Another participant humorously comments on the poll's options and the potential biases in how regions are represented.
- There are multiple mentions of the need for a more representative poll, with suggestions to correct the current one.
- Some participants share their locations and experiences, adding a personal touch to the discussion while highlighting the diversity of responses.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants generally agree that the poll's structure is flawed and that certain regions are overlooked. However, there is no consensus on how to best represent these regions or the specific implications of the omissions.
Contextual Notes
Limitations include the subjective nature of participants' feelings about representation in polls and the informal context of the discussion, which may affect the seriousness of the claims made.
Who May Find This Useful
This discussion may be of interest to those studying online survey methodologies, demographic representation in polls, or the cultural implications of regional exclusions in data collection.
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VashtiMaiden
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..."Where are you from?"
From the Philippines
--VashtiMaiden
From the Philippines
--VashtiMaiden
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Schrodinger's Dog
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UK.
You might want to do a search on F&A for the demographics, there are one or two threads there I think.
EDIT: Ah for comparative purposes then here's how it has changed
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=177752
from July 2007
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=6714
from Oct 2003
You might want to do a search on F&A for the demographics, there are one or two threads there I think.
EDIT: Ah for comparative purposes then here's how it has changed
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=177752
from July 2007
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=6714
from Oct 2003
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ManDay
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Uhm sorry took a while to finish the poll. I didn't expect your answers to come so fast.
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marlon
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Why did you split up Spain, France, Belgium or Luxembourg and Germany, Austria, Swiss, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Norway or Denmark ?
marlon
marlon
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ManDay
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marlon said:
I had to split Europe into two parts at least. Sorry - If an american had opened this poll he would proably have split American into East and Westcoast. I've done this to Europe because I'm european and I had got 10 choices available :-)
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Schrodinger's Dog
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Where's the UK?
In the spirit of this usually being a moan fest about the poll options.
Two parts with only a few countries apparently?
In the spirit of this usually being a moan fest about the poll options.
Two parts with only a few countries apparently?
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ManDay
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Oh no. Put it to France, will you?- #9
Schrodinger's Dog
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ManDay said:
I'd rather chew my liver out! Damned Frenchies!
Too late I already voted other.
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ManDay
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That's going to be a very sh'tty poll as regards the brits... My bad :-(
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Jimmy Snyder
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I voted other as I am an independent. I currently live in the People's Democratic Republic of Northern South Jersey, which split from the United States in 1492 and has been fighting terrorism ever since. We are quite progressive, so when it rains in New Orleans, we get soaked. As you may know, Einstein spoke disparagingly of common sense, and so do we. Perhaps he was over in New Jersey when he said it.
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cristo
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ManDay said:
Yea, you should PM one of the mentors to get it changed if you want a representative answer (I can't believe you thought of Luxembourg, but not of the UK and Ireland!) Also, I don't see why you split up Europe and then grouped together the USA and Canada!
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ManDay
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cristo said:
That's humiliating, heh? I'm sorry. At least I didn't put in Liechtenstein and forgot about the UKPlease vote on the new poll. It's not public btw.
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VashtiMaiden
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ManDay said:
Please vote on the new poll. It's not public btw.
...Where's Philippines...?
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binzing
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Why is Italy among those predominantly Germanic contries?
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Pyrrhus
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You forgot the Caribbean and Central America!, everyone forgets about us in their polls, hehe. Anyway, Saludos desde la República Dominicana.
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Moonbear
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Cyclovenom said:
I was just noticing that too. I live in the Divided States...it becomes the United States again sometime in mid-November.
Edit: I see the corrected poll here https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=220801&page=2 so this thread is closed.
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