 Inari7  | 19 Jan 2012 11:51 a.m. PST |
Do you think "No Opinion" on a poll question is a cop-out? Yes
No
No Opinion |
| John the OFM | 19 Jan 2012 12:03 p.m. PST |
I think that in a Poll that is phrased to seek a positive majority, that "no opinion" counts as a "no".  |
| Florida Tory | 19 Jan 2012 12:10 p.m. PST |
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| CmdrKiley | 19 Jan 2012 12:20 p.m. PST |
"No Opinion" is more informative than "Present". |
| Patrick Sexton | 19 Jan 2012 12:32 p.m. PST |
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| Mako11 | 19 Jan 2012 12:34 p.m. PST |
No. I guess it could always be changed to "I could care less" for many of the topics, if you prefer. |
| epturner | 19 Jan 2012 12:41 p.m. PST |
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| Caesar | 19 Jan 2012 12:50 p.m. PST |
I occasionally use it as an option because it may be something that I actually have no opinion on, or something that I couldn't care, either way. |
| Delthos | 19 Jan 2012 12:58 p.m. PST |
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| Altius | 19 Jan 2012 1:29 p.m. PST |
Of course not, for two reasons: A) it's a legitimate position, and leaving it out can skew the results. If, for example, you put out a simple yes/no poll asking if folks like your upcoming range of Bunny Wars figures and you get 40 "yes" responses and only 5 "no" responses, you might conclude that range will be a rousing success. But if you add the option for "no opinion" and you get 400 of those, then you now know that they probably won't sell well. B) It's a perfect response for those of us who don't care one bit about the subject but still want to be in line for the poll prize. |
| Lentulus | 19 Jan 2012 1:31 p.m. PST |
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| bracken | 19 Jan 2012 2:21 p.m. PST |
I have no opinion on the no opinion question, but if I did have a opinion it would be no! |
 Miniatureships  | 19 Jan 2012 4:37 p.m. PST |
No, because there are many things within this hobby I have no opinion on because I have no interest in them. |
| flooglestreet | 19 Jan 2012 5:29 p.m. PST |
I'm going to cop out on this question. |
| galvinm | 19 Jan 2012 6:27 p.m. PST |
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| Mapleleaf | 19 Jan 2012 10:46 p.m. PST |
A no opinion is not just for the poll prize. To get an accurate idea of the poll results the "verdict" should be taken as a percentage of all poll respondents – ie people who took the time to participate. Altius' example is agood one except I disagree with just participating because of the prize. If I have to answer to get a prize chance then I will have to vote an opinion often on something that I do not know and/or care about. This then skews the results wasting the purpose of a poll |
| Cerdic | 20 Jan 2012 3:17 p.m. PST |
I think Altius has summed it up rather well… |
journeys to and from the Australian national convention - and tells us what he thinks of panicking tank hordes and flat terrain!