… Political Analysis, a political science journal that publishes research on methodology and measurement in the study of politics, has a five-article symposium on “Advances in Survey Research” in the current issue. Even more good news: working in conjunction with The Monkey Cage, Oxford University Press has agreed to make […] Read more »
How the polling establishment smacked down the New York Times
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 »
The 2014 election polls are about to look better for Republicans. Here’s why.
Pretty soon, the country’s top pollsters will make a subtle change that even some political junkies won’t process: They will shift from reporting results of registered voters to only those most likely to vote in the 2014 election — a.k.a. “likely voters.” For those who follow polling closely the distinction […] 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 »