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If one understands the sample plan demographics

Posted on: November 8, 2021 at 12:21:15 CT

Spanky KU

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one can determine if the poll is biased to one side of an issue or the other....or if it is accurate.

In the case of the OP poll, I would think the poll is biased against Biden by 3 pts or so (due to an oversample of GOP voters)

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While polls are often quite unreliable - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 11/8 10:10:53

The USA Today poll oversampled GOP and undersampled - Spanky KU - 11/8 10:26:29

So polls can't be trusted.(nm) - TigerMatt KC - 11/8 11:20:31

If one understands the sample plan demographics - Spanky KU - 11/8 12:21:15

lol (nm) - pickle MU

- 11/8 11:03:42

I believe polls are useful for setting policy, not so much - hokie VT - 11/8 10:21:53

they’re fake news and purposefully manipulative - pickle MU

- 11/8 11:03:19

1000 people surveyed. US population ~333 million (nm) - pickle MU

- 11/8 10:17:58

You need to learn how properly conducted polls work - Spanky KU - 11/8 10:32:46

he understands polls, it's when you and others say - dangertim BSU - 11/8 10:39:34

Nope.. he actually doesn't. - Spanky KU - 11/8 10:50:47

lol (nm) - pickle MU

- 11/8 10:56:11

yet these polls consistently miss - meatiger MU - 11/8 10:52:39

Due to sampling bias that are pointed out continuously - Spanky KU - 11/8 10:58:10

So why trust polls?(nm) - TigerMatt KC - 11/8 11:00:42

Because there are ways to determine if a poll is biased - Spanky KU - 11/8 12:22:16

He preaches and lectures. He doesn't learn. Or care. nm - hokie VT - 11/8 10:34:46

you don’t read my posts, remember? (nm) - pickle MU

- 11/8 10:39:25

projection (nm) - ashtray UF - 11/8 10:35:15

Who cares. (nm) - tman MU - 11/8 10:27:48