GAZ,
The question isn't if polls can be biased, everyone knows they can be. The
question isn't if boating polls and mag articles are designed to highlight
the positive aspects of a particular boat. The question is does JD Powers
bias their surveys so one manufacturer will do better on the survey than
another. Not only has no one ever shown any proof that it is done, but if
it was, all the manufacturers who were on the low end of the survey would
emphasize how bias they are. JD Powers goes out of their way not to bias
the survey because they want to make money for a long time. To do anything
else would be very short sighted.


"GAZ" wrote in message
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"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Controlling the questions is an almost foolproof way to influence, if
not
absolutely predetermine the results of a survey. When the survey is
completed,
Powers needs something to sell.


If you need more proof, look at political polls. Every major player in
the
California election had polls showing him/her ahead of the competition but
in the end it wasn't even close.
Boat polls, political polls, all the same, all BS!
Gordon