This is the first piece of our series, Innovation in polling. In part 2: we discuss issues involved with Online Panels which are increasingly replacing RDD. In part 3: we discuss issues involved with Assisted Crowd Sourcing. In part 4: we introduce Random Device Engagement (that is what we do!). […] Read more »
FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast: A Conversation About Our Pollster Ratings
FiveThirtyEight has updated its pollster ratings for the first time since before the 2016 presidential election. In this episode of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, Nate Silver discusses the state of polling in the U.S. and what to expect in 2018. FiveThirtyEight Read more »
Election Night Shakeup: Here Come The New ‘Exit’ Polls
… The future of polling — and how to look out the front window instead of the back — was a major theme at the American Association of Public Opinion Research conference this past week in Denver. And one particular presentation stood out for its attempt to break the mold […] Read more »
Associated Press And Fox News Launch Project To Replace Exit Polls
Fox News and AP say they’ll conduct an election voter survey designed to replace the traditional in-person exit poll. This follows the 2016 election in which pollsters were criticized for inaccuracy. Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR Read more »
Poll Hub: Online Best Behavior
The 73rd annual conference of the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) is underway in Denver, Colorado. In this episode of Poll Hub, special guest Randy Brown joined us from the conference to discuss the focus of his latest research. Brown, Vice President of Edison Research, explained how Edison’s […] Read more »
AP announces debut of new Election Day survey
The Associated Press announced today it will debut a new election survey in November aimed at capturing the opinions and preferences of voters as they choose who to vote for, along with the reasons behind their decision. AP VoteCast is based on a decade of research and experimentation that moves […] Read more »