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by mikeroher 4761 days ago
This poll isn't set up properly. For the sake of the example, if someone makes 60k, which one should they choose? The 50-60k option or the 60-70k option. To fix this, the poll should be organized like so:

Less than 50k

50k - 59k

60k - 69k

70k - 79k

80k - 89k

90k - 99k

100k - 199k

200k+

3 comments

What if they make 59,500?

You could use interval notation to disambiguate e.g. [50k-60k)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interval_%28mathematics%29#Not...

You're right...I completely forgot about that. However, the "explicit" way it's written above is easier to understand in my opinion.
While you technically have a point, I would have thought the target audience (developers) would "naturally" interpret this as a closed, open interval as remarked by another commenter.

I'd argue that your suggestion is not right (again as pointed out by others) and not natural as you claim.

If we're getting into semantics this also wouldn't be accurate since someone can earn $59,500. I think most people that earn x0,000 will pick the larger category that they fall into meaning the results should be fairly accurate.