Gun Control & RKBA

DonP

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5. Statistically, I'm pretty sure 5 million is a pretty good sample size

Fri Oct 23, 2015, 10:30 AM

Oct 2015

Maybe somebody who recall their statistics course better than I do can calculate the sample size for a high confidence level sample.

With a Universe of 80 million US gun owners, how big of a sample would you need to get say a 95%, or even a 99%, confidence level of being representative?

I know a lot of the Polls being touted for one candidate or another on DU, have relatively small sample sizes, a few thousand at most. But they are embraced with passion, if they say the right thing.

So maybe that 5 million membership is more representative than some people want to believe or accept?

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Most gun owners don’t belong to the NRA — and they don’t agree with it either [View all] SecularMotion Oct 2015 OP

Problem is the other 73-81 million don't care for gun bans either. ileus Oct 2015 #1

Can you think of any reason sarisataka Oct 2015 #2

Counterproductive reasoning on steroids beardown Oct 2015 #6

Excellent summation of the gun/controllers' problems. Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #8

Do you Google "Wishful Thinking" for your stories now? DonP Oct 2015 #3

well....guns kill people you know! ileus Oct 2015 #4

Statistically, I'm pretty sure 5 million is a pretty good sample size DonP Oct 2015 #5

If you don't read the articles sarisataka Oct 2015 #7

Oh, my! You think? nt Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #9

Uh-oh. I see sources from Gallup. And NRA. RW memes!! Eleanors38 Oct 2015 #10