Theory of Change #005: Can polls be trusted? (With Courtney Kennedy of the Pew Research Center)
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If you read, listen or watch the news today it’s impossible to avoid public opinion polls. They are literally everywhere. The president’s approval rating, what people think about impeachment, even what the best fast food restaurant is. But as omnipresent as opinion surveys are, a lot of the math and science that goes into them is relatively unknown to many people. There are also a lot of questions about how polls work and how they should work. Why do most polls include more Democrats than Republicans? Do political “independents” actually exist?
Theory of Change #005: Can polls be trusted? (With Courtney Kennedy of the Pew Research Center)
Theory of Change #005: Can polls be trusted…
Theory of Change #005: Can polls be trusted? (With Courtney Kennedy of the Pew Research Center)
If you read, listen or watch the news today it’s impossible to avoid public opinion polls. They are literally everywhere. The president’s approval rating, what people think about impeachment, even what the best fast food restaurant is. But as omnipresent as opinion surveys are, a lot of the math and science that goes into them is relatively unknown to many people. There are also a lot of questions about how polls work and how they should work. Why do most polls include more Democrats than Republicans? Do political “independents” actually exist?