Let's let the people decide!

[Per]

So, I don't know, when referring to false polls, does that simply mean that the poll got a different answer than the actual outcome, or does it imply deceit? I don't know, but a lot of people are saying this. You decide.

[Cornuck]

Which polls are you referring to?

[5thhorseman]

I think he`s talking about immigrants to Poland.

[Blob Mckenzie]

Try to focus on 2-3 years from now.

[Cornuck]

Try to focus on 2-3 years from now.

[Per]

Which polls are you referring to?

None. All. Hypothetical polls.

It's just me and doc discussing whether a poll being false means something different than a poll being wrong.
Are the words just synonyms, or does false imply deceit, ie being wrong on purpose?

I just figured rather than debating it, we could resolve the question about polls with a poll.

[Cornuck]

Which polls are you referring to?

None. All. Hypothetical polls.

It's just me and doc discussing whether a poll being false means something different than a poll being wrong.
Are the words just synonyms, or does false imply deceit, ie being wrong on purpose?

I just figured rather than debating it, we could resolve the question about polls with a poll.

You're letting Doc's alternative facts get to you!

[Strangelove]

Hey, where's the... "Donald Trump Has Driven Most Liberals Completely Insane"... option??

[Puck]

A poll can't be 'false'. It's only an estimate of an outcome. There are confidence limits on the prediction. The only way you could say a poll is wrong (false is a strange word to try to apply to a poll) is if it predicted something as 100% probability with 0% uncertainty. Both these values are mathematically impossible.

However, I suppose you could fabricate the results. Then it's just fiction.

[Strangelove]

A poll can't be 'false'. It's only an estimate of an outcome. There are confidence limits on the prediction. The only way you could say a poll is wrong (false is a strange word to try to apply to a poll) is if it predicted something as 100% probability with 0% uncertainty. Both these values are mathematically impossible.

TRUE or FALSE: Electoral polls predicting a landslide victory by Hillary were wrong.

[Cousin Strawberry]

Polls and single moms are my favorite combination

[Per]

A poll can't be 'false'. It's only an estimate of an outcome. There are confidence limits on the prediction. The only way you could say a poll is wrong (false is a strange word to try to apply to a poll) is if it predicted something as 100% probability with 0% uncertainty. Both these values are mathematically impossible.

However, I suppose you could fabricate the results. Then it's just fiction.

Well, Doc keeps talking about "fake" polls and "false" polls.
To me it sounds like it implies deceit.

[ukcanuck]

depends on the context the word false is being used

[Strangelove]

depends on the context the word false is being used

Exactly... Per is being deceitful.

[Meds]

depends on the context the word false is being used

Exactly... Per is being deceitful.

Ummmm Doc.....he's socialist. Truth is subjective.