tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post8553156058781466000..comments2024-03-22T00:30:09.536-07:00Comments on The Neurocritic: Selection Bias in Online Polls: Twitter vs. Cognitive DailyThe Neurocritichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-76461417817042708592009-02-15T15:16:00.000-08:002009-02-15T15:16:00.000-08:00It turns out that Bruce Wagner is just a spammer a...It turns out that Bruce Wagner is just a spammer and a scammer, as his suspension from Twitter clearly illustrates:<BR/><BR/>RT @mangaaa @brucewagner had an army of fake Twitter accounts which retweeted on command, http://is.gd/jylH Clever yet unethical!<BR/><BR/>http://twitter.com/mangaaa/statuses/1212303333The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-60710431810509035752009-02-13T15:05:00.000-08:002009-02-13T15:05:00.000-08:00Bruce - if your contention that... my poll has bee...Bruce - if your contention that...<BR/> <BR/><I>my poll has been RT-ed (retweeted, i.e. re-broadcast) to ALL of Twitter at large...? And that the other poll was only posted on one guy's blog...?</I><BR/><BR/>is true, why does your poll from Feb. 8 have only 395 votes, whereas Dave's poll from Feb. 10 has 1,712 votes? Is the number of Cognitive Daily fans greater than the number of ALL Twitter users?The Neurocritichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010555869208208621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-1842614207292022612009-02-13T13:35:00.000-08:002009-02-13T13:35:00.000-08:00Using an obviously derogatory term, like "hom...Using an obviously derogatory term, like "homosexual", in a poll question.. is the BEST example of poll bias I've ever seen.<BR/><BR/>This is exactly one of the reasons I created this poll...<BR/><BR/>Did you point out that my poll has been RT-ed (retweeted, i.e. re-broadcast) to ALL of Twitter at large...? And that the other poll was only posted on one guy's blog...? <BR/><BR/>His audience is obviously an extremely selective subset of the public - whereas Twitter at large represents a much larger, broader, public sampling.<BR/><BR/>As I have stated many times, I invite you to broadcast the poll anywhere (public & unbiased) you want to... The more responses we get, the more the numbers seem to stay the same.<BR/><BR/>Use any Title you want to...<BR/><BR/>I suggest simply:<BR/><BR/>"Please take this anonymous poll http://ping.fm/PnUF3 RT Pls"<BR/><BR/>If your beef is with the title... CHANGE the title... <BR/><BR/>If your beef is with the sample group... rebroadcast it to a larger (unbiased!) public...<BR/><BR/>I only ask that you: <BR/><BR/>(1) always include the word "anonymous", to address the fear of closetted gay/bi people. <BR/><BR/>(2) distribute in the most public way possible - not to a specialized mailing list of only southern baptists or anything.<BR/><BR/>If your beef is simply with the results... Deal with it.<BR/><BR/>Please take my anonymous poll, everyone! http://ping.fm/PnUF3 RT Pls"Bruce Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15012192946332264961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21605329.post-24516335163309767902009-02-12T07:44:00.000-08:002009-02-12T07:44:00.000-08:00Ha! Nicely done. Best analysis I've seen of this t...Ha! Nicely done. Best analysis I've seen of this to date.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com