The polling system looks broken
- Thread starter Nastycrow
- Start date
Now things are adding up to 200%
Which of these products do you buy, or feel the need to buy?
Bud Light
5 vote(s)
45.5%
Xyience
1 vote(s)
9.1%
MusclePharm
2 vote(s)
18.2%
Harley-Davidson
1 vote(s)
9.1%
Toyo Tires
1 vote(s)
9.1%
Corn Nuts
6 vote(s)
54.5%
TapouT
1 vote(s)
9.1%
Prestone
1 vote(s)
9.1%
Alienware
2 vote(s)
18.2%
MetroPCS
2 vote(s)
18.2%
Multiple votes are allowed.
CopperHeart said:
Now things are adding up to 200%
Which of these products do you buy, or feel the need to buy?
Bud Light
5 vote(s)
45.5%
Xyience
1 vote(s)
9.1%
MusclePharm
2 vote(s)
18.2%
Harley-Davidson
1 vote(s)
9.1%
Toyo Tires
1 vote(s)
9.1%
Corn Nuts
6 vote(s)
54.5%
TapouT
1 vote(s)
9.1%
Prestone
1 vote(s)
9.1%
Alienware
2 vote(s)
18.2%
MetroPCS
2 vote(s)
18.2%
Multiple votes are allowed.
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The key here is "multiple votes allowed"
If I checked three boxes from your poll and was the only person to answer, my three answers would all have 100%.
Stoneface said:
The key here is "multiple votes allowed"
If I checked three boxes from your poll and was the only person to answer, my three answers would all have 100%.
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Still a bug. The system should be able to calculate each category based on the total tally.
CopperHeart said:
Still a bug. The system should be able to calculate each category based on the total tally.
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That only happens when you can pick one option. This system makes pefect sense to me. It shows what percentage of total voters have bought a particular option. That'd be a pain to calculate if the percentages totaled 100.
Imagine a poll with two options and multiple votes allowed. The options are "at one point in my life, I have drawn a breath" and the other option is "I have drank water during my life". Everyone would pick both options, but with your logic both poll options would show a 50% vote, and it would make no sense.
The system works as it is intended.
Stoneface said:
That only happens when you can pick one option. This system makes pefect sense to me. It shows what percentage of total voters have bought a particular option. That'd be a pain to calculate if the percentages totaled 100.
Imagine a poll with two options and multiple votes allowed. The options are "at one point in my life, I have drawn a breath" and the other option is "I have drank water during my life". Everyone would pick both options, but with your logic both poll options would show a 50% vote, and it would make no sense.
The system works as it is intended.
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Well... That's one way at looking at it...