Where Politics And Video Games Collide

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More fun from the survey section:

This YouthQuerySM was conducted online

First mistake.

All sample surveys and polls, whether or not they use probability sampling, are subject to multiple sources of error which are most often not possible to quantify or estimate, including sampling error, coverage error, error associated with nonresponse, error associated with question wording and response options, and post-survey weighting and
adjustments. Therefore, Harris Interactive avoids the words “margin of error” as they are misleading. All that can be calculated are different possible sampling errors with different probabilities for pure, unweighted, random samples with 100% response rates. These are only theoretical because no published polls come close to this ideal.

What I read was, "This survey is just as or more unreliable as all surveys."

Respondents for this survey were selected from among those who have agreed to participate in Harris Interactive surveys. The data have been weighted to reflect the composition of the U.S. 8-18 year old population. Because the sample is based on those who agreed to be invited to participate in the Harris Interactive online research panel, no
estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.

So you had to be selected and invited. What is your selection criteria?

This Harris Poll® was conducted online within the United States between September 11 and 18, 2007 among 2,392 adults (aged 18 and over) of whom 690 have a child in their household.

If you are surveying parents why aren't more parents included?

Alright that is the end of the whole thing. I hope that my boredom has not bothered any of you.