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Who are these bogus respondents really, and why do they do it? The multi-billion dollar online survey industry is fighting a constant threat of fraud, from individual survey hackers to sophisticated crime rings exploiting the system for profit. In our most recent episode, Rich Ratcliff, Chief Trust Officer at OpinionRoute,
As I looked through the reporting Opinion Today compiled today, it seemed interesting to compare sample sizes, methods, and margins of error. Why? Because I think many poll consumers and pundits about polls still believe that a poll's sample error is: (a) the only margin of error in
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Opinion Today is one of my favorite substacks (recommended to me by our guest Mike Podhorzer). It's a great round-up of headlines about polls, commentary on the polls, and occasionally includes podcasts about polling (Cross Tabs has been mentioned twice, which is very nice). As I looked through
Political polling has been around for over a century. And while there have been many significant advancements in survey technology, statistical methods, and sample sourcing, each new development carries its unique challenges and complexities. In our latest episode of Cross Tabs, I talk to senior research methodologist Andrew Mercer from
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More ways to poll, more possibilities, more problems Political polling has been around for over a century. And while there have been many significant advancements in survey technology, statistical methods, and sample sourcing, each new development carries its unique challenges and complexities. In our latest episode of Cross Tabs, I
Forget who's up or down in the polls - instead, think of polls as a way to understand what's changing in the electorate.
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Forget who's up or down in the polls - instead, think of polls as a way to understand what's changing in the electorate.
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to talk to Mike Podhorzer, Democratic strategist. We had a wide-ranging conversation about the state of modern polling. I want you to do two things: listen to the interview, and subscribe to his Substack (and read some of the posts I&
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A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to talk to Mike Podhorzer, Democratic strategist. We had a wide-ranging conversation about the state of modern polling. I want you to do two things: listen to the interview, and subscribe to his Substack (and read some of the posts I&
I’ll release an episode this week soon that’s more of a quick(ish) history of polling told through two important figures. I won’t spoil it for you but one of the things I hope it drives home is the long, historical arc of news organizations reporting on
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Notes on a new poll from ABC News; thoughts on that Joe Kahn interview in Semafor I’ll release an episode this week that’s more of a quick(ish) history of polling told through two important figures. I won’t spoil it for you but one of the things
Asymmetric partisanship in poll responses This week, future guest of the pod (kidding, but I am working on it) Philip Bump of The Washington Post reported on some recent Pew Research polling on people's attitudes towards the two leading Presidential candidates. Once again, the research showed that >