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Showing Original Post only (View all)Are POLLS reliable these days? [View all]
Could I get some thoughts on the validity of POLLS?
I keep hearing folks say so-n-so is leading in the polls.
Or, polls show America leans one way or another.
I've has a statistics course or two so I understand the results...
But the fact that most polls are land-line phones, and rarely
include geographical data, I wonder if a poll of 500 or 1000
people has any bearing or what the MAJORITY of people think?
And lastly, most people I know hang up on cold callers.
So does that mean the people who DO complete poll questions
are not representative of the majority?
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This is another reason polls are less reliable, many folks only have cell phones not land lines
peacebird
Nov 2014
#15
pollsters are hired by people who want to poll high in the polls. do not let clients down.
spanone
Nov 2014
#3
Scientific polling from different polling firms showing registered democrats support her for the
hrmjustin
Nov 2014
#13
Remember we are atalking about multiple polling firms so I doubt it is to curry favor.
hrmjustin
Nov 2014
#39
Most reputable pollster include cell phone users and make sure their samples measure ...
DemocratSinceBirth
Nov 2014
#6
I've posted several times about the "fear of change" factor. IMO, Polls are fairly accurate when
CK_John
Nov 2014
#29
The most important thing about a poll is who paid for it. Society only needs polls because
CK_John
Nov 2014
#44
Less and less reliable as technology advances while polling methodology continues...
Spazito
Nov 2014
#34