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McDonalds

Posted by: w nau
Date posted: Thu, 19 Jun 1997

I may have brought this up in the previous forum (concerning the invalidated poll). I'd like to bring it up again.

A local, alternative, popular, newspaper holds an annual Best Of the Twin Cities poll/vote/survey. The number of catagories are numerous. One catagory is the best french fries in the Twin Cities. McDonalds keeps winning.

Am I to conclude from that, for most people, McDonalds truely does make better french fries than any other restraunt in the Twin Cities?

Yes, this could be used as an argument to invalidate either poll. I know that. I just think it's a nice example as to how a "statstically valid" poll (no one was excluded) can have little reflection on reality. It also shows that popularity has little reflection on quality. Most importantly, it shows polls can't be trusted.

Note: This is not a slam on McDonalds. They make perfectly good french fries, but I don't think even they claim to be the best.


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