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Old 07-24-2003, 12:26 AM  
VirtuMike
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Originally posted by Serious jd


since when does a 1,000 person survey probably all conducted in the same area constitute the opinions of all Germans
Actually assuming the population of Germany is 82 million, a 1000 person survey is adequate, allowing a 3.1% margin of error, at 95% confidence.

That means that pretty much, 1000 people polled can in fact represent the population of Germany.

And for the record a LOT of people in ALL countries think the US was responsible. There is just too much evidence to support otherwise.
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