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Based on the one class I took in college about surveys and mass comm I’d say that’s a good sample size (assuming they were chosen at random). Most political polls survey about 1500 people with 90%+ accuracy
But how, practically, do you choose any sample "at random" nowadays ?
Especially if trying to avoid a bias towards (or away from) online people ?
Great question! Back in the day we would pick names at random in the phone book so my info is pretty outdated