So here I am (again) trying to find evidence that the polls are uneven. Please note that there are 3 people voting on the poll. Two are 33% and one is 34%. Here is the evidence.
AI-generated summary
A discussion about rounding issues with poll results is underway. WooHooGaming13 presents a case where a 3-person poll shows two options at 33% and one at 34%, questioning the unevenness. david points out that this issue was previously addressed and provides a link to the relevant discussion.
Merefield suggests that people would complain about the missing percentage if all options showed 33%, and notes that the issue is minor. Genyus interprets the original concern as related to the display of a winner when it’s actually a tie.
Merefield argues that a poll with only three participants is not significant enough to draw conclusions from. Genyus agrees that the issue is not significant but understands how it could cause confusion.
WooHooGaming13 reiterates the need for decimal places to make results even. Merefield jokingly responds, wondering where the remaining percentage would go.
Mittineague joins the conversation, acknowledging that even with more precise decimal places, there would still be a lost percentage in infinity.
This was answered last time you asked the question. Do you have any further questions about this?
I think people would complain if they were all 33% … ‘where has the 1% gone?!’ … so I’m fine with the rounding the way it works.
Cute logo btw ![]()
I’m guessing at the OP’s intent here, but I would imagine the concern is that while display rounding is arguably expected — in the example shown, one option is highlighted as winning, when it’s actually a three-way tie?
A poll based on 3 people is hardly something to draw many conclusions from though? What are the chances that after 33 responses you are tied 11/11/11? ![]()
Sure, I don’t think this is a significant issue, but I do understand how it could cause some confusion in specific circumstances.
As I said before we need decimal places to make things even.
Where did the missing ‘0.000001%’ go?! ![]()
Even with this “more correct” example there’s still a 1 lost in infinity. ∞
option A 33.3̅%
option B 33.3̅%
option C 33.3̅%
