what is straw
straw. 1. a single stalk or stem esp. of a cereal grass, as wheat, rye, oats, or barley. 2. a mass of such stalks, esp. after drying and threshing, used as fodder. 3. material made from such stalks and used to fashion hats or baskets. 4. something of negligible value: not to care a straw.
Statistics: The study of the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. Statistics also includes the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments. Straw Polls: A straw poll or straw vote is a vote with nonbinding results.