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by ve55 2194 days ago
Won't the results of this just be heavily biased via sampling by the fact that only certain types of people want to download and vote using an open-source public/private key voting simulation app?
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Well, I think it's unfortunate that all opinion polls work that way. A small sample size can skew results in one direction. The objective is to get to a sample size as large as possible. I hope this goes in that direction.
No, most opinion polls don't work that way. Typically polls a) try and sample at random rather than self-selection and b) ask demographic questions that allows sampling to be adjusted to ensure it is representative.