not sure if this was ever posted or discussed re: polls but

Posted on: November 11, 2016 at 22:55:26 CT

here's an experiment where they gave 4 different pollsters the exact same data and they all came up with different results. just shows you how the data can be and is manipulated. that doesn't even take into account getting garbage into the poll in the first place. so you're relying on a poll getting unbiased information in and then having them interpret it correctly. it's a crap shoot

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/09/20/upshot/the-error-the-polling-world-rarely-talks-about.html?_r=2