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	<title>Comments on: Why are surveys and rankings about Singapore always spectacular?</title>
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		<title>By: papyrus</title>
		<link>http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/03/18/why-are-surveys-and-rankings-about-singapore-always-spectacular/comment-page-1/#comment-99188</link>
		<dc:creator>papyrus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ummm, seems to me that Singapore is the opposite of Germany-- where rankings are always rock bottom!!! LOL</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ummm, seems to me that Singapore is the opposite of Germany&#8211; where rankings are always rock bottom!!! LOL</p>
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		<title>By: Thank You True Singaporean on Thu, 18th Mar 2010 2:53 pm</title>
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		<dc:creator>Thank You True Singaporean on Thu, 18th Mar 2010 2:53 pm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>NOW I OsO KNOW... WHY hairy sent his son to become a Mathematical Statistician!!!...

To Debunk by way of Statistics all of his hairy apa&#039;s fumbling and Goober di Goo stumblings... and then his own when he became PM too!!!... WOW... SURE runs in the FAMelee!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NOW I OsO KNOW&#8230; WHY hairy sent his son to become a Mathematical Statistician!!!&#8230;</p>
<p>To Debunk by way of Statistics all of his hairy apa&#8217;s fumbling and Goober di Goo stumblings&#8230; and then his own when he became PM too!!!&#8230; WOW&#8230; SURE runs in the FAMelee!!!</p>
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		<title>By: Anderz69</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anderz69</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I never believe in statistics given out by government, GLCs..

I urge you all to do the same.

You will know for yourself whether life lately has been tough or not. No need to listen to PAPaya&#039;s bullshit!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I never believe in statistics given out by government, GLCs..</p>
<p>I urge you all to do the same.</p>
<p>You will know for yourself whether life lately has been tough or not. No need to listen to PAPaya&#8217;s bullshit!</p>
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		<title>By: anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nomenclature on Fri, 19th Mar 2010 6:27 pm,

Aiyoh, always the same nonsense.

Hello, PR is how many percent of &quot;locals&quot;? 15%? Of 15%, how many live here more than 5 years? 10-12%?

5 years ago you ever complain about PR? No, right? So you only complain the new 3-5%, right? Be honest leh. You also target the old PRs? How many of them married to Singaporeans? How many bring whole family stay here?

3-5% can distort your statistics by a lot ah? Really? Distort until totally out, as in Singaporean is totally the loser in every survey and the 3-5% can cover all up?

Wah, very convincing argument siah. Faintz.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nomenclature on Fri, 19th Mar 2010 6:27 pm,</p>
<p>Aiyoh, always the same nonsense.</p>
<p>Hello, PR is how many percent of &#8220;locals&#8221;? 15%? Of 15%, how many live here more than 5 years? 10-12%?</p>
<p>5 years ago you ever complain about PR? No, right? So you only complain the new 3-5%, right? Be honest leh. You also target the old PRs? How many of them married to Singaporeans? How many bring whole family stay here?</p>
<p>3-5% can distort your statistics by a lot ah? Really? Distort until totally out, as in Singaporean is totally the loser in every survey and the 3-5% can cover all up?</p>
<p>Wah, very convincing argument siah. Faintz.</p>
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		<title>By: Nomenclature</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nomenclature</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Another big mix up of terms:

&#039;Singaporeans&#039;, &#039;locals&#039; do not translate to &#039;Singapore Citizens&#039;

In PAP&#039;s definition, 
&#039;locals&#039; = &#039;Singaporeans&#039; = &#039;Singapore Permanent Residents&#039; + &#039;Singapore Citizens&#039;

But legally and in reality,
&#039;Singapore Permanent Residents&#039; = &#039;FOREIGNERS&#039;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another big mix up of terms:</p>
<p>&#8216;Singaporeans&#8217;, &#8216;locals&#8217; do not translate to &#8216;Singapore Citizens&#8217;</p>
<p>In PAP&#8217;s definition,<br />
&#8216;locals&#8217; = &#8216;Singaporeans&#8217; = &#8216;Singapore Permanent Residents&#8217; + &#8216;Singapore Citizens&#8217;</p>
<p>But legally and in reality,<br />
&#8216;Singapore Permanent Residents&#8217; = &#8216;FOREIGNERS&#8217;</p>
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		<title>By: Aurvandil</title>
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		<dc:creator>Aurvandil</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The silent majority is not the stupid majority.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The silent majority is not the stupid majority.</p>
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		<title>By: Change</title>
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		<dc:creator>Change</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>half of Singapore are strange in that they will accept any findings of any survey that the Straits Times or Government publishes but question any negative finding of any survey that anyone external to this group conducts.

singaporeans will never accept that their country is imperfect like any other country. they will rather crash the system than repair whats broken.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>half of Singapore are strange in that they will accept any findings of any survey that the Straits Times or Government publishes but question any negative finding of any survey that anyone external to this group conducts.</p>
<p>singaporeans will never accept that their country is imperfect like any other country. they will rather crash the system than repair whats broken.</p>
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		<title>By: anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Also income is not evenly distribution BUT I THINK IT IS BADLY SKEWED WITH VERY FEW HIGH INCOME EARNER IN REALITY but if the survey result suggest it is &quot;normal&quot; that everyone has sufficient income, I am deeply suspicious. THERE IS NOT HEAVEN DETERMINED RULE THAT INCOME IS EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE POPULATION.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also income is not evenly distribution BUT I THINK IT IS BADLY SKEWED WITH VERY FEW HIGH INCOME EARNER IN REALITY but if the survey result suggest it is &#8220;normal&#8221; that everyone has sufficient income, I am deeply suspicious. THERE IS NOT HEAVEN DETERMINED RULE THAT INCOME IS EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE POPULATION.</p>
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		<title>By: anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There are two issues here

1. Old people are inaccessible, so only the fit, able and eager to participate will provide the statistical results. The SAMPLE IS LIKELY TO BE BIAS. Worse still, those that were omitted of participation for any reason/s or declined to participate are the true representative sample. If the participation rate is 30% and the positive response is 8 out of 10, the actual positive correspond to 24% AS COMPARED TO 70% who declined participation and who in fact hold negative response. The result is negative response is 76% BUT THE SURVEY RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED AS 80% OF THE SUBJECTS AGREED THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT INCOME. IT IS FALSE CONCLUSION!!!!

2. Words like sufficiency of income has different meaning to sufficiency. Most probably they have no income and as long as the children put food on the table. It is &quot;sufficient&quot; but when it comes to medical, they won&#039;t see a doctor because of lack of affordability but not interpreted by the retirees as &quot;income&quot;. In other words, the wording of the question &quot;suficiency&quot; may be constructed to get the EXPECTED POSITIVE OUTCOME. The survey worker might even &quot;interpreted&quot; the word &quot;sufficiency&quot; (which mean different things to different people) to the respondent to elicit the &quot;correct&quot; preferred survey results. 

With old people survey, it will be low response rate and the biggest fault is that the sample declined or unable of participation makes the survey results so obtained unreliable of interpretation.

I any case, who wants to admit their family is a failure?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are two issues here</p>
<p>1. Old people are inaccessible, so only the fit, able and eager to participate will provide the statistical results. The SAMPLE IS LIKELY TO BE BIAS. Worse still, those that were omitted of participation for any reason/s or declined to participate are the true representative sample. If the participation rate is 30% and the positive response is 8 out of 10, the actual positive correspond to 24% AS COMPARED TO 70% who declined participation and who in fact hold negative response. The result is negative response is 76% BUT THE SURVEY RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED AS 80% OF THE SUBJECTS AGREED THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT INCOME. IT IS FALSE CONCLUSION!!!!</p>
<p>2. Words like sufficiency of income has different meaning to sufficiency. Most probably they have no income and as long as the children put food on the table. It is &#8220;sufficient&#8221; but when it comes to medical, they won&#8217;t see a doctor because of lack of affordability but not interpreted by the retirees as &#8220;income&#8221;. In other words, the wording of the question &#8220;suficiency&#8221; may be constructed to get the EXPECTED POSITIVE OUTCOME. The survey worker might even &#8220;interpreted&#8221; the word &#8220;sufficiency&#8221; (which mean different things to different people) to the respondent to elicit the &#8220;correct&#8221; preferred survey results. </p>
<p>With old people survey, it will be low response rate and the biggest fault is that the sample declined or unable of participation makes the survey results so obtained unreliable of interpretation.</p>
<p>I any case, who wants to admit their family is a failure?</p>
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		<title>By: mack</title>
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		<dc:creator>mack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>the latest surprising survey has gotto be the one on public transport! what a joke!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the latest surprising survey has gotto be the one on public transport! what a joke!!</p>
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