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[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 days ago (5 children)

What does +n favourability mean?

[–] Forester@pawb.social 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

+n = the range of numbers from zero to infinity

-n = the range of numbers from negative one to negative infinity

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

You've explained what +n means, but not what +n favourability means.

[–] Chef@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 days ago

That’s the gap between favorable and unfavorable.

Take 100 people.

60 find you favorable 40 find you unfavorable

You have a +20 favorability.

Now take 100 people

30 find you favorable 70 find you unfavorable

You have a -40 favorability.

As for the definition, “Favorable” could be just asking “would you vote for x?” Yes or No.

That part I am not 100% certain on. I am not an expert at polling.

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