guru267 wrote:They interviewed 6,000 people only!
can anyone tell me what is 6,000 divided by 12,000,000 votes cast??
@guru - Some people have problems!!! Just leave them to wallow in their stupidity! Even an idiot knows that 100% is more accurate than a SAMPLE of any size!
Exit polls are done to ATTEMPT to predict the outcome of the election. NOT the reverse!
And it would be EXTREMELY difficult to conduct exit polls in Kenya! Here are the reasons:-
1) While sampling, you have to cater for the voting patterns expected in that particular election. I can take a sample from Mombasa, Kisumu and Machakos while someone else takes from Kiambu, Eldoret and Nakuru. Of course the results would be different like day and night! Even in the same city like Nairobi, a sample from Kibra would yield totally different results from a sample from Kasarani!
2) Weighted averages! You have to consider the number of registered voters in a certain area while deciding the relative number of respondents. You cannot select 10 respondents from area A with 2000 registered voters and that predominantly supports party X and 10 respondents from area B that has 100,000 registered voters and that predominantly supports party Y and then you tells us that your "results" show that the two parties are tied!
And even the other polling companies in Kenya don't take this into consideration when doing their sampling!!!
The truth of the matter is that you would need a HUGE budget and human resource to conduct even a remotely respectable exit poll. You need to capture all constituencies - different polling stations - and weight you sample sizes depending on the number of registered voters!!! The age groups and gender distribution should also reflect the distribution in the voter register!
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