Comments on: The perils of mock elections

By: Lyndon Buque

Lyndon Buque — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:36:42 +0000

Is it ignorance, on what a survey is, on the part of Cunanan and Avila, or they just found a tool, no matter how misleading, to create a mindset that their preferred candidate catching up and would eventually be leading the polls?

A survey, like that of the Pulse Asia & SWS, and even those from less credible research institutions, covers a SAMPLE SIZE, which represents the total voting population which even include demographic classification. As such, there are results in terms or location or area, economic class groupings, gender,etc.

On the other hand, the one with FB is not a survey, its simply a mock election with limited participation from those with FB account. In other words, its not scientific, and the total voting population is not represented.

Ako Mismo walang facebook.

What kind of opinion writers are they? Parang nagamit or nagpagamit?

By: lenlen

lenlen — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:50:48 +0000

You say it right Regina.

By: Regina

Regina — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:37:20 +0000

As a math major studying the field of statistics, I don’t find the mock polls in the net accurate because the voters do not represent the entire population in which the sample (i.e. online voters) is drawn from (the entire Philippine voting population). It only represents the economic classes A-C, since they are the class who have easy internet access. And the results can either be very skewed, or very erratic.

By: Awie

Awie — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:34:42 +0000

Hi Gian, same here I do vote in some online poll mock but I don’t consider it as a professional poll survey like Pulse Asia and SWS.

By: Basilio Jamisola

Basilio Jamisola — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:15:45 +0000

Thanks Engr. Jojo. I figured it’s the meaning. Tnen you confirmed it. Kudos!

By: Engr. Jojo

Engr. Jojo — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:00:30 +0000

@Basilio, that is the terminology given to journalists who receive money in a bulging envelop to peddle lies to destroy one candidate’s reputation. You see, during election time no one is ever sued for slander or libel.

By: gian

gian — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:08:48 +0000

By the way, did you catch Harapan at ANC last night. Sen. Noynoy did very well. Makes me even more proud to be a supporter.

By: gian

gian — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:07:42 +0000

I actually voted a few times on the Facebook Election 2010 application but noticed since round 3 that Sen. Noy’s numbers have not been going up. Gibo Teodoro’s though had a big surge in just a couple of days. I posted it on the official FB page of Noynoy and there were quite a few who made the same observations. My fear lang is that the likes of Cunanan and Avila will use these online polls (which they have already done) to promote their preferred candidates even if the approach is not very scientific. Tipong gusto lang mag-create ng mindset na dumadami na ang supporters ng isang kandidato.

By: basilio jamisola

basilio jamisola — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:07:10 +0000

Envelopmental Journalist? That’s new to me but I think I should believe in you.

By: Engr. Jojo

Engr. Jojo — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:23:40 +0000

@Awie, @Basilio, These two are ENVELOPMENTAL JOURNALIST. Bulging Envelopes.