"Survey shows only 45% of Malaysians happy with Najib"
That's the heading used by the Malaysian Insider.
"Survey shows only 16% of Malaysians unhappy with Najib"
That's the headline the Malaysian Insider could have used.
The one that they used is not wrong. The latest Merdeka Centre survey did find that 45% of the 1,067 respondents were happy with Najib's performance as Prime Minister so far.
But notice the use of the word "only". Why is that word there?
I think most of us will agree if you say, "Only 1 out of 100".
But not 45.
45 out of 100 is quite a substantial amount.
The RM1 million blogger, meanwhile, interprets the survey's 45% as something else together. According to her, it means that "we do know how many want Najib to leave (leave the country/leave the job as PM?)". Don't laugh!
Poll findings cut both ways. Double-edged. You can report that 45% are happy with Najib or 16% unhappy with Najib, and both are correct.
But if you say "only 45%", you risk being accused of trying to spin.
I mean, you'd be accused of trying to spin if you say "only 16%" are unhappy with Najib.
And yet, that is a fact:
The findings of the survey indeed show that ONLY 16% of Malaysians are unhappy with Najib.
And now we do know that many want Najib to stay!
p.s. Another interesting fact is that 4 (not "only 4") out of 1o respondents refused to answer the question in Merdeka Centre's latest survey. A group of bloggers and journalists met with Sir Robert Worcester in Kuala Lumpur last week and one of the things the "UK King of Polling" stressed was the need to have professionals to deal with respondents.
That's the heading used by the Malaysian Insider.
"Survey shows only 16% of Malaysians unhappy with Najib"
That's the headline the Malaysian Insider could have used.
The one that they used is not wrong. The latest Merdeka Centre survey did find that 45% of the 1,067 respondents were happy with Najib's performance as Prime Minister so far.
But notice the use of the word "only". Why is that word there?
I think most of us will agree if you say, "Only 1 out of 100".
But not 45.
45 out of 100 is quite a substantial amount.
The RM1 million blogger, meanwhile, interprets the survey's 45% as something else together. According to her, it means that "we do know how many want Najib to leave (leave the country/leave the job as PM?)". Don't laugh!
Poll findings cut both ways. Double-edged. You can report that 45% are happy with Najib or 16% unhappy with Najib, and both are correct.
But if you say "only 45%", you risk being accused of trying to spin.
I mean, you'd be accused of trying to spin if you say "only 16%" are unhappy with Najib.
And yet, that is a fact:
The findings of the survey indeed show that ONLY 16% of Malaysians are unhappy with Najib.
And now we do know that many want Najib to stay!
p.s. Another interesting fact is that 4 (not "only 4") out of 1o respondents refused to answer the question in Merdeka Centre's latest survey. A group of bloggers and journalists met with Sir Robert Worcester in Kuala Lumpur last week and one of the things the "UK King of Polling" stressed was the need to have professionals to deal with respondents.
SAYA PAPARKAN KEPUTUSAN KAJIAN INI KERANA PERANAN MERDEKA CENTRE SEBAGAI BADAN PENYELIDIK BEBAS TELAH DIAKUI UMUM.MALAH KERAJAAN, PEMBANGKANG DAN NGO JUGA SERING MEMETIK KAJIAN OLEH MERDEKA CENTRE. WALAUPUN MAKLUMAT INI KURANG PENDEDAHAN DI MEDIA PERDANA, NAMUN MEREKA YANG CELIK IT TELAH MENGETAHUI. JUSTERU APAKAH KOMEN ANDA MENGENAI KEPUTUSAN KAJIAN INI. BAGI SAYA :
1. Masih terlalu awal untuk menilai prestasi PM kita. Walaupun PM kita diselubungi dengan pelbagai isu dari dahulu sehingga sekarang namun TIDAK MUSTAHIL PM kita telah sedar dan BENAR-BENAR ikhlas untuk Malaysia.
2. Kajian yang dijalankan berdasarkan komposisi kaum amat menarik untuk dijadikan congakan politik oleh setiap parti politik.
3. Apa pun PM kita pastinya tahu bahawa keputusan kajian ini merupakan isyarat bahawa beliau mempunyai tugas yang berat untuk memenuhi keperluan rakyat Malaysia sesuai dengan slogan "Rakyat didahulukan, Pencapaian diutamakan".
4. Tahniah kepada Merdeka Centre yang proaktif..langkah awal untuk kebaikan semua.
1. Masih terlalu awal untuk menilai prestasi PM kita. Walaupun PM kita diselubungi dengan pelbagai isu dari dahulu sehingga sekarang namun TIDAK MUSTAHIL PM kita telah sedar dan BENAR-BENAR ikhlas untuk Malaysia.
2. Kajian yang dijalankan berdasarkan komposisi kaum amat menarik untuk dijadikan congakan politik oleh setiap parti politik.
3. Apa pun PM kita pastinya tahu bahawa keputusan kajian ini merupakan isyarat bahawa beliau mempunyai tugas yang berat untuk memenuhi keperluan rakyat Malaysia sesuai dengan slogan "Rakyat didahulukan, Pencapaian diutamakan".
4. Tahniah kepada Merdeka Centre yang proaktif..langkah awal untuk kebaikan semua.
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