Showing posts with label Decision Making. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Decision Making. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

National Poll: When you have good and bad news, which do you say first?


Good news: 41.2%
Bad news: 58.8%
Men: 41.1% 58.9%
Women: 41.6% 58.4%
Prediction Accuracy: 53.1%

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Thursday, October 11, 2007

National Poll: You have plans when it starts raining. What do you do? Keep my plans or Change my plans?


Keep my plans: 67.1%
Change my plans: 32.9%
Men: 67.2% 32.8%
Women: 66.9% 33.1%
Prediction Accuracy: 49.5%

Was this question poorly framed? I kind of think so, but maybe that's the bitterness of loosing the prediction still talking. When I read this, I was thinking outdoor plans because they're the only type of plans affected by rain, aren't they? Apparently not, since I was not in the majority. Or was I? According to the Prediction Accuracy, this was an upset. Most people think that plans would change, even though they wouldn't be the ones to change them. So, poorly framed question or poorly predicted answer?

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

National Poll: When making decisions, are you... Impulsive or Careful?


Impulsive: 33.1%
Careful: 66.9%
Men: 33.5% 66.5%
Women: 32.0% 68.0%
Prediction Accuracy: 61.6%