mo' poll problems...

[NadMat]

when checked my poll results I found that one option was 60% of responses, another was 20%, and the other was 40%. I may not be the greatest math wiz, but even I can see that adds up to 120%. Not sure what problem is , just thought I'd pass it along. It may have something to do with it being a poll that allows multiple choice selection. Doesn't bother me, as I am interested in numbers not percentages, but is obvious something not getting figured correctly. Luck finding the bug.

Matt

 

[NadMat]

Ok, on watching the poll numbers it looks like the system is figuring percentages by (#votesforoption/total#voters)*100 rather than (#votesforoption/total#votes)*100 or something along those lines and that is why percent values off for multichoice poll.

 

[Ted S]

That poll is a multiple choice poll (something you set when you started the poll). As such people can vote for multiple options which will clearly add up to more than 100%.