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I'm not good at math, but people keep passing this chart around in reddit-logo

But I keep seeing people in the comments debating whether this is actually "impossible" or not, using stats terms I'm not familiar with. Also idk the source of this graph so maybe it's bs.

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[โ€“] TechnoUnionTypeBeat@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

the survey was faked

Oh come on, don't insult your own intelligence

The survey is probably real, but without having access to key data like sample size and who was surveyed

If you survey 10 people in an area where the opposition is stronger, and 7 people say they voted for the opposition, that's 70% - but certainly not a valid number to base a coup off of

[โ€“] HamManBad@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

The survey was conducted by a CIA affiliated group if that matters