Push Polling

John Ziegler, We Love You

Submitted by Student Redux on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 20:42

I wish this were humor, I really do.

On the very day I describe how questions can be a source of methodological error in my regular series post, I find out about the new Zogby poll commissioned by John Ziegler.  Nate Silver at 538 has been all over this one, and good on Nate.  But I want to do my own bit of analysis here, just to illustrate my point about questions and methodological error.

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The Plebian's Guide to Polls - The Four Polls

Submitted by Student Redux on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 00:52

Welcome back to The Plebian's Guide to Polls.  In last week's issue, "Why We Poll", we discussed how polling provides a stable estimation for public opinion.  Today's issue, "The Four Polls", will address key distinctions among the types of polls that are conducted.

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