Wandering Off Topic

[G-Unit]

Cite...you seem to have a poor understanding of statistics.
Opinion polls carried out on forums such as CMOMM are not   representative of the general public.

I haven't seen any a valid opinion polls...so provide a cite

Q2. Do you consider Maddie's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, guilty over their daughter's disappearance?

Portugal Yes: 77.5%
No: 22.3%
Don’t know/No reply: 0.2%

United Kingdom Yes: 44.6%
No: 38.4%
Don’t know/No reply: 17%

Yes: 61%*
McCanns guilty

Q3. Do you think that Maddie was abducted?

Portugal Yes: 25.3%
No: 74.4%
Don’t know/No reply: 0.3%

United Kingdom Yes: 72.9%
No: 11.3%
Don’t know/No reply: 15.8%

Yes: 49%*
She was abducted

Q4. Do you think the child is alive or dead?

Portugal Alive: 12.2%
Dead: 77.0%
Don’t know/No reply: 10.8%

United Kingdom Alive: 36.7%
Dead: 47.1%
Don’t know/No reply: 16.2%

Yes: 24.5%*
She is alive

Q5. In your opinion, even if they were not directly involved in their daughter's death, do you think that Kate and Gerry are responsible for her death, or not?

Portugal Yes: 89.6%
No: 6.6%
Don’t know/No reply: 3.8%

United Kingdom Yes: 54.9%
No: 34.3%
Don’t know/No reply: 10.7%

Yes: 72%*
They are responsible

Q6. In your opinion, is the McCann couple hiding something?

Portugal Yes: 78.3%
No: 9.7%
Don’t know/No reply: 12.2%

United Kingdom Yes: 26.1%
No: 61.6%
Don’t know/No reply: 12.3%

Yes: 52%*
They are hiding

Q7. Do you think that Madeleine's parents should be penalised or not?

Portugal Yes: 70.4%
No: 16.6%
Don’t know/No reply: 13.0%

United Kingdom Yes: 28.6%
No: 65.4%
Don’t know/No reply: 6.0%

Yes: 50%*
Penalised

http://themaddiecasefiles.com/maddie-mccann-case-international-poll-by-focus-03--t24236.html

[Vertigo Swirl]

Interesting that even back in 2008 a quarter of Portuguese believed Madeleine HAD been abducted.  That's quite a lot, more than I would have thought.  Good for them, clearly not everyone was brainwashed by the media and Gonc's attempts to portray the McCanns as the culprits. 

[Mr Gray]

Q2. Do you consider Maddie's parents, Kate and Gerry McCann, guilty over their daughter's disappearance?

Portugal Yes: 77.5%
No: 22.3%
Don’t know/No reply: 0.2%

United Kingdom Yes: 44.6%
No: 38.4%
Don’t know/No reply: 17%

Yes: 61%*
McCanns guilty

Q3. Do you think that Maddie was abducted?

Portugal Yes: 25.3%
No: 74.4%
Don’t know/No reply: 0.3%

United Kingdom Yes: 72.9%
No: 11.3%
Don’t know/No reply: 15.8%

Yes: 49%*
She was abducted

Q4. Do you think the child is alive or dead?

Portugal Alive: 12.2%
Dead: 77.0%
Don’t know/No reply: 10.8%

United Kingdom Alive: 36.7%
Dead: 47.1%
Don’t know/No reply: 16.2%

Yes: 24.5%*
She is alive

Q5. In your opinion, even if they were not directly involved in their daughter's death, do you think that Kate and Gerry are responsible for her death, or not?

Portugal Yes: 89.6%
No: 6.6%
Don’t know/No reply: 3.8%

United Kingdom Yes: 54.9%
No: 34.3%
Don’t know/No reply: 10.7%

Yes: 72%*
They are responsible

Q6. In your opinion, is the McCann couple hiding something?

Portugal Yes: 78.3%
No: 9.7%
Don’t know/No reply: 12.2%

United Kingdom Yes: 26.1%
No: 61.6%
Don’t know/No reply: 12.3%

Yes: 52%*
They are hiding

Q7. Do you think that Madeleine's parents should be penalised or not?

Portugal Yes: 70.4%
No: 16.6%
Don’t know/No reply: 13.0%

United Kingdom Yes: 28.6%
No: 65.4%
Don’t know/No reply: 6.0%

Yes: 50%*
Penalised

http://themaddiecasefiles.com/maddie-mccann-case-international-poll-by-focus-03--t24236.html

Guilty of what

[The General]

Guilty of what

That was a quick edit. Don't blame ya.
Who cares what guilty. You got your cite. At least now you have seen some opinion polls.

Have a pleasant day.

[The General]

Interesting that even back in 2008 a quarter of Portuguese believed Madeleine HAD been abducted.  That's quite a lot, more than I would have thought.  Good for them, clearly not everyone was brainwashed by the media and Gonc's attempts to portray the McCanns as the culprits.

Indeed. 25% is quite a lot, most surprising. It also validates the poll as relatively robust, as you alluded to.

[Mr Gray]

That was a quick edit. Don't blame ya.
Who cares what guilty. You got your cite. At least now you have seen some opinion polls.

Have a pleasant day.

72.9 % of UK pollsters think Maddie was abducted...I think that's about right ..

[The General]

72.9 % of UK pollsters think Maddie was abducted...I think that's about right ..

Probably a good indicator of the concerted press campaign the McCann's launched to find their daughter.
Again, at least it's robust and we're all referencing the figures.
It would appear that perhaps, for a change, Amaral didn't have his finger on the pulse of Portuguese public opinion.

[G-Unit]

72.9 % of UK pollsters think Maddie was abducted...I think that's about right ..

I'm not a fan of opinion polls, but at least this one revealed some details. It was a CATI telephone survey and the questions were posed to people of both sexes aged between 18 and 64 with a landline telephone.

In the UK 612 people responded so in August 2008 approx. 450 people thought Madeleine McCann was abducted.

[Mr Gray]

I'm not a fan of opinion polls, but at least this one revealed some details. It was a CATI telephone survey and the questions were posed to people of both sexes aged between 18 and 64 with a landline telephone.

In the UK 612 people responded so in August 2008 approx. 450 people thought Madeleine McCann was abducted.

Thats right..72.9%...thats quite a high figure...only around 10% thought she wasn't...no figure for woke and wandered.

[Vertigo Swirl]

Probably a good indicator of the concerted press campaign the McCann's launched to find their daughter.
Again, at least it's robust and we're all referencing the figures.
It would appear that perhaps, for a change, Amaral didn't have his finger on the pulse of Portuguese public opinion.

what have the uk public's views got to do with Amaral not having his finger on Portuguese public opinion?

[The General]

what have the uk public's views got to do with Amaral not having his finger on Portuguese public opinion?

It doesn't. It sounded good in my head. The voices. Dunno, it was hours ago.

Have a pleasant remainder of the day and evening.

[The General]

Thats right..72.9%...thats quite a high figure...only around 10% thought she wasn't...no figure for woke and wandered.

Maybe because that wasn't one of the questions.

[Vertigo Swirl]

It doesn't. It sounded good in my head. The voices. Dunno, it was hours ago.

Have a pleasant remainder of the day and evening.

You're sarky little epithets are becoming somewhat tiresome now.  I think I preferred the turgid tirades.

[Mr Gray]

Maybe because that wasn't one of the questions.

That's precisely why there's no figure for it..

[The General]

You're sarky little epithets are becoming somewhat tiresome now.  I think I preferred the turgid tirades.

Please accept my apologies. No offence was intended.
And it's 'your'.

Have a great evening.