Report of 3rd DAF SOCIAL MEDIA POLL

3^rd DAF SOCIAL MEDIA POLL

DATE: January 11th 2011 – January 14th 2011

REPORT OF 3rd DAF POLL No. 01201103

DAF Poll was created to monitor public opinion on a number of issues,

locally as well as internationally.

INTRODUCTION:

The DAF Social Media Poll (DAF-SMP) is designed to garner public opinion on sensitive issues in Trinidad and Tobago, and internationally. This poll asked the question, “Who is best qualified to be leader of the (COP) Congress of the People at this time?”

This Poll gave 7 options for selection as follows;

1. Winston Dookeran
2. Wendy Lee Yuen
3. Vernon De Lima
4. Joseph Toney
5. Anil Roberts
6. Robert Mayers
7. Someone Else (Please state name)

ASSESSMENT:

From the information charted in figures 1, 2 and 3 below, it is clearly illustrated that the largest percent of contributors believe Winston Dookeran is best qualified to be leader of the (COP) Congress of the People at this time”. Second choice is Vernon De Lima and in third place, Anil Roberts. There was no official choice made concerning Wendy Lee Yuen, Joseph Tony or Robert Mayers since they were not selected by any contributor on this occasion.

Selection by Number	Selection by Name	%
1	Winston Dookeran	64
2	Wendy Lee Yuen	0
3	Vernon De Lima	21
4	Joseph Toney	0
5	Anil Roberts	15
6	Robert Mayers	0
7	Someone Else (Please State Name)	0

Figure 1 illustrates the selections that were available in the 3rd DAF Social Media Poll

Figure 2 is a pie chart illustrating the percentages of votes for the poll “Who is best qualified to be leader of the (COP) congress of the people?”

Figure 3 is a bar graph illustrating the percentages of votes for the poll “Who is best qualified to be leader of the (COP) congress of the people?” The x axis shows the number of votes in percent whilst the y axis indicates the person for whom the votes relate.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU:

A special thank you goes out to each member who contributed or attempted to contribute to the success of this poll. The success of this Social Media Poll depends highly upon your contributions and clarity in your representation of such contributions. We look forward to your continued participation.

DIFFICULTY EXPERIENCED:

Whilst most contributors were able to clarify whom they believe to be the best qualified to lead the COP at this time, there were 2 contributions that were unclear. In this situation this means that the contributors did not direct as to whether he/she was using option 7 as a selection.

Option 7 was; “7. Someone Else (Please state name)” thus illustrating the 3rd DAF Social Media Poll asked for contributors to name a person under selection 7. The lack of clarification within the group page on this matter led to that suggestion being omitted. The contributors did not say it was 7 that was chosen but made a suggestion for David Fraser to add a name. However the poll specifically asked certain questions. Therefore to ensure that this and future polls are just and fair, it is hereby requested that contributors clarify their position whilst polling. This will be much appreciated thus ensuring that the opinion of all contributors, are voiced with clarity.

HOW SAMPLE WAS TAKEN:

The sample was taken by way of information collated from the online contribution made by Members of David Fraser’s Group on Facebook. Members indicated their selections by voting through this group. Information was analyzed and presented in relation to the percentage of Members who casted their vote via this social media poll.

SAMPLE SIZE:
5.4 % of David Fraser’s Group voted on this poll through Facebook.

CONCLUSION:

This DAF Poll clearly indicates that the largest percent of votes by contributors to this poll during the allotted time are of the opinion that Winston Dookeran "is best qualified to be leader of the (COP) Congress of the People at this time.”

Respectfully Submitted,

The DAF Social Media Poll Team

"WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD SUCCESSFUL NATIONS"

EMAIL US AT: fafaltd@gmail.com