A new state election polling collaboration between the New York Times, CBS News and Internet pollster YouGov has drawn an unusual public rebuke from the leading organization of survey researchers, adding fuel to a fiery debate over what makes a poll “good” or “bad.” The American Association for Public Opinion […] Read more »
Modern polling needs innovation, not traditionalism
The American Association of Public Opinion Research is a justly well-respected organization whose publications and conferences are an important means of communication between academics and practitioners. The organization’s position at the intersection of academia and business makes it unique in how it can help foster constructive discussion and innovation in […] Read more »
The New York Times rocked the polling world over the weekend. Here’s why.
The New York Times made a big decision over the weekend. It unveiled a collaboration with an Internet polling company and unveiled the results of its first survey from that collaboration. I reached out to David Leonhardt, the editor of The Upshot, the Times’ data and visual storytelling site, in […] Read more »
Q/A: What the New York Times’ polling decision means
The New York Times and CBS News made big news in the polling world this weekend when they announced that they will begin using online survey panels from YouGov as part of their election coverage. … While panels have long been used by market researchers, they’re relatively new in the […] Read more »
The Web at 25: Net Threats
As Internet experts look to the future of the Web, they have a number of concerns. This is not to say they are pessimistic: The majority of respondents to this 2014 Future of the Internet canvassing say they hope that by 2025 there will not be significant changes for the […] Read more »
Growth and Breadth in U.S. Interest in World Cup
… Not surprisingly, the 10 cities with the highest TV ratings for the World Cup in both 2010 and 2014 are big metropolitan areas that have high population densities, more internationally diverse communities, and an abundance of bars and restaurants publicizing the World Cup. Washington, New York, Miami and San […] Read more »