• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    However I didn’t choose Boulder, Colorado to ask a national question

    It’s in the nation. I don’t see why you wouldn’t.

    I chose Boulder for its population size, which is proportionally the same as what the NYT has done.

    Pulling a sample is going to get you results consistent with the national average when the people you select are representative of the average