Showing posts with label research polls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label research polls. Show all posts

Thursday, July 28, 2016

How Important Are Polls...?

After reading this article, I am reminded that most people taking polls are not that bright.

Funny thing is, the people taking the polls in this case are probably the ones that should be the most likely to know what the right answers are!

HTML Is An STD



A study in 2014 discovered that 11 percent of Americans believe that the tech language HTML is actually a venereal disease. About 2,400 people over the age of 18 participate din the survey by matching several tech- and non-tech-related words with a selection of possible definitions.

The study also concluded that 42 percent believed that a motherboard was actually the deck of a cruise ship. Furthermore, 27 percent believed that a gigabyte was a type of South American insect, 18 percent thought a Blu-ray was a marine animal, and 12 percent thought “USB” was an acronym for a European country.

The results of the survey were so alarming that a few media outlets thought the quiz was a publicity stunt. However, the company that crafted the poll insists that it is was not fabricated.

Now I know I'm not the brightest bulb in the pack, but I knew what the majority of these were. I got this article from Listverse, so blame them if you disagree, OK?

Coffee out on the patio this morning!