Self-selecting surveys and the BBC

To reiterate: we cannot make inferences from self-selecting surveys.

Anthony B. Masters

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On the BBC website, a headline proclaims:

Yorkshire strength of identity revealed by survey answers

This was a self-selecting survey. Its responses do not — and cannot — reveal aspects of the Yorkshire identity.

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Anthony B. Masters

This blog looks at the use of statistics in Britain and beyond. It is written by RSS Statistical Ambassador and Chartered Statistician @anthonybmasters.