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That's right, the @CdnDemocracy survey isn't scientific. First clue: self-selection. Why do people think it is? statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-522-x/2008000/article/10989-eng.pdf
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It's a marketing exercise: a way to evaluate---and perhaps increase---public interest in the topic.
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Questions with conditions aren't *meant* to be orthogonal. They're the things people will ask, and a different way to quantify thought.
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Should its purpose be presented differently? Perhaps. But it's *exactly* as useful as the Election Compass the same company built.
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Here's the purpose of the @CdnDemocracy site, from @CdnDemocracy itself: @CdnDemocracy/805829195016323076
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