My point is directly related to the comment I replied to, which asserted the sample size alone is a reason to dismiss the conclusions made by this post.

I do care about people misinterpreting surveys and statistics.

Relax buddy. It seems you agree with me that the quality of the survey and the sample is significant in drawing conclusions about the population. That is literally the point I was making. Why are you getting off insulting me and calling me names for making a point you agree with?

I didn’t assert anything about the quality of this particular sample. I asked questions about it but have not made any assertions myself.

I did assert that sample size alone is not enough to draw a conclusion about the quality of the sample.

Interesting way to admit you’re wrong.

Google will give you plenty of results showing why sample size isn’t the only (or even primary) indicator of a sample being representative of the population.

Please feel free to actually dispute what I’m saying with an authoritative source. Your grammatically incorrect “insults” about my education are really just weird and sad.

That I paid attention to a basic 101 statistics class?

By the way, took a similar class in college. The math didn’t change.

Your hubris is alarming.

You demonstrate you also don’t have a basic understanding of surveys and statistics.

The sample size does not (alone) determine the likelihood that the sample is representative of the population.

A small sample size with a properly conducted survey — and with, yes, proper statistical analysis… not sure why you’re mocking that phrase — can represent the population with high likelihood.

This is 101 stuff. I’m shocked how many people here are downvoting me for citing a 9th grade statistics class I took 20 years ago. I thought this was common knowledge.

Why? Why are you so angry about a conversation about how surveys and statistics work?

Uh, I didn’t jump down anyone’s throat. I asked a few questions about how they came to a conclusion.

Basic statistics 101 isn’t pedantry. It’s elementary. It’s fundamental.

Yes, based on a poor understanding of how surveys work… I asked to explain that opinion and they had no explanation…

Uninformed opinions are dangerous. I’m sure you can agree with that.

By the way, these aren’t doctoral level concepts. They’re statistics 101. It’s stuff that stuck with me from a 9th grade math class. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Exactly. If you don’t know why those things are important in drawing conclusions from surveys, you fundamentally don’t understanding survey making and statistics.

Jumping all over them? I’m just pointing out how surveys fundamentally work…

Based on what statistical analysis? You’re just repeating a claim without evidence to back it up.

I’m not disagreeing it’s a seemingly small sample size. What I’m saying is properly conducted surveys and the right statistical evidence can still use a small sample size to demonstrate the conclusions are representative of the population.

You don’t seem to have any evidence that the survey and statistical analysis weren’t conducted properly. That would actually be helpful in determining the potential accuracy of the survey results.

What statistical analysis did you run to determine the sample size doesn’t demonstrate the population? What evidence do you have that the survey was flawed?

Why should someone get a special pass from their employer just because they made the decision to have kids?