Why haven't we been called?

While I am not intimately familiar with the sampling methods used by Canadian pollsters, I really would have imagined that give the volume of polling currently ongoing and give the fact that we have a listed number that we would have received calls for at least one poll by this point.

This amazes me because there is a lot of polling going on at the moment. My sense is that there are at least 4-5 publicly available national polls that come out every few days or so that typically have sample sizes of between 2000 and 3000 voters. Then there are the local/regional polls that are being conducted on a semi-regular basis. And finally we have the polls that are regularly being conducted by/for the 3/4 main political parties.

Given all of this calling (and the fact that non-responses necessitate more calling) how is is possible that we haven't been called at least once? The absence of calls almost makes it hard to believe that the reported volume of polling is actually taking place.

Information Gathered

As some of you may recall, a few days ago I posted a poll asking our readers whether they preferred animal babies, celebrity babies (though it should have been celebrities' babies), or Muppet Babies. Now, after the requisite waiting period (which happens to be the same amount of time as the Blogger poll default), we have been able reach a conclusion as to which of these three options is preferred by our readership.

Amazingly, with the help of a last day vote, Muppet babies surged into the lead and obtained support from exactly 50% of those who voted. Not surprisingly, animal babies came second, with 41% of support. I was pleased to see that celebrity babies only managed to garner the support of 8% of those who took the time to vote.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate. I feel that we now one, admittedly small, step closer to understanding the human condition. A few more of these polls and we may have something of consequence.

Important information gathering exercise

Montifax now has a second poll.

We are trying to get to the bottom of the long-standing conundrum as to which are the cutest of the forms of babies: celebrity babies, animal babies, or Muppet Babies.

Feel free to check out Chinafax's related poll regarding animal babies.