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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Cuban poll is in vain

Saturday, December 16, 2006

Dear Sir:

Unfortunately the efforts of this poll ("Cubans unhappy with lack of freedom, poll shows") are in vain.  Anyone who has taken any basic statistics course knows that in order for a statistical sample to valid it must be random. 

Quote:
“Organisers said they avoided talking to neighborhood block captains responsible for enforcing revolutionary zeal”

It is unfortunate that the organizers could not get to these areas and produce a proper statistical report with true random samples.  This is like going to New York and polling the satisfactory level of the war in Iraq and publishing it as a national opinion.

I am not justifying Cuban policies in any way, I am pointing out the fact that the results are distorted due to the fact that the polling areas were targeted and do not represent the whole Cuban population.  I personally believe this is irresponsible journalism and the repercussions create biases on a large scale that wouldn’t have been if valid information was provided.

Jamal Henry

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