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Subject: Re: Poll bias

Author: Mark Ryan

Date: 17:12:42 05/27/05

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On May 26, 2005 at 13:02:11, Tony Petters wrote:

>Thank you

At this moment, every UK-based respondent has picked Adams to win, while non-UK
respondents have overwhelmingly picked Hydra (39.5-20.5).

If I was a bettor, I could guarantee a big payoff for myself by doing what
bettors call "getting the best of it" or "middling":  getting long odds from
each side; that way, you inevitably lose a small stake on one side, but get a
big payoff on the other side.

By the way, I am non-UK based, and I am picking Hydra 4.5-1.5.

Mark




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