By Cris Diaz
Surveys are prevalent when election season nears.
The credibility of the results of these surveys is, however, subject to validation.
Notwithstanding, there is a popular belief that these surveys are conducted for a purpose, particularly when an election is approaching.
Considering the scope and duration of the survey, its conduct is managed with an appropriate budget. Who foots the bill?
Usually, the results of the survey favor those who pay for it. Wait. The claim that the survey is conducted independently is dubious.
One recalls the assertion of Congressman Rufus Rodriguez many years ago that the results of the surveys always favor those who commissioned them.
Whether Rufus is right, the contention draws mixed reactions among netizens.
Most people regard surveys as morale boosters.
Surveys are also conducted to sway undecided voters toward candidates.
Some describe survey results as affirmations of the popularity of candidates or incumbents.
For those in the know, surveys are nothing but trash.
Describing survey results as a waste is better than articulating that they are lies.
After all, what results are there in a survey other than statistics culled from imagined and unimagined figures?
René Descartes, the French philosopher and mathematician, aptly described survey statistics as “lies, lies, and lies.”
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