More on the Poll by the M5 subsidiary! Oh there is a real problem here!

Further to my previous post on the latest political poll conducted by a subsidiary of M5 are the following details.

First M5 contributed $13,400 to the PC's since 2007 and we have NO idea what they have contributed in 2011 - until 2012.

Then there is the statement, "a survey with a probability sample of this size has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9 per cent." Not necessarily this poll - but a like poll - right?

Then there is the kicker - this poll...involved 413 adults, who were contacted over the phone or online.
How does one confirm - that the person on the end of a computer is an adult? How can they be sure? How many were done online?

This is junk! If this is how this election is going to proceed with the media dutifully reporting - the information going to the public is not acceptable.

Let me predict that these polls will be coming fast and furious so that PC's can claim that you need to vote for their candidate - in order to be on the government side. This is a bastardization of democracy and we deserve better. In order to be sure we get better - we must be responsible for our decisions and ask questions that are valid and ensure that information we are getting is not tainted.
 
I will have further info on what happens when online polling is used and what happens to the scientific validity - in a future post. Stay tuned.