Hey, pollsters! Could we get a little more detail about the people who say they are being helped by Obamacare or hurt by it, and how? … We need better questions. First, how about some open-ended ones that ask how people have been helped or hurt? Second, how about some […] Read more »
Post A Survey On Mechanical Turk And Watch The Results Roll In
You can buy just about anything on Amazon.com — clothes, books, electronics. You can buy answers, too. College students and professors are doing all sorts of research on an Amazon site called Mechanical Turk. … When you type in the Web address MechanicalTurk.com, you’ll see a page full of gray […] Read more »
Don’t ignore polls from Russia
… American media seldom cover polls of the Russian people, especially if they aren’t supportive of our worldview. It seems as though many Americans aren’t really sure that Russians have free will and the opinions that flow from that freedom. It’s a reaction that sees today’s Russians as yesterday’s Soviets. […] Read more »
Gay marriage opponents don’t know they’re on the wrong side of public opinion
What happens when a vocal minority thinks it’s a silent majority? According to a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute, only 41 percent of Americans oppose allowing same-sex couples to marry. But that same 41 percent has a highly skewed perception of where the rest of the country […] Read more »
Who owns this Nebraska poll?
In life and politics, you get what you pay for. But a poll this month from the Conservative Intelligence Briefing and Harper Polling reveals how networks of political Web sites and consultants blur the line between independent and campaign-sponsored data. CONT. Scott Clement & Peyton M. Craighill, Washington Post Read more »
Poll bias takes many forms
Even after watching the previews, I am not sure how I will feel about the forthcoming Russell Crowe movie presenting a richly embellished account of the Noah story (turning 46 brief biblical verses into 132 minutes of Hollywood spectacular certainly requires a lot of embellishing). But I am sure that […] Read more »