Yes exactly Guest TIA, it is a method used by pollsters, "Batch Sampling" does not and cannot EVER give you anything other than the roughest of estimations - It cannot in any way be treated as any sort of serious study or attempt to quantify civilian casualties.

If they were to perform the same exercise in relation to drugs and gun crime in the UK and applied the "Batch Sample" from Mosside to the entire country Britain would be depicted as a war zone with 50% casualties, where those still alive were cruising around in stolen cars carrying out drive-by killings - i.e. the results would be completely disproportionate and completely unrepresentative - False picture.

By the way TIA you didn't chose to comment on the difference in the report stating that XXX Iraqi civilians MAY HAVE DIED, compared to Bobert's blank statement that XXX Iraqi DIED. I believe that there is a difference in those two statements don't you? But I do believe that if you are going to quote a report - You are under some obligation to quote it correctly - True?