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Polls are iffy, but can be improved.

Polls are iffy, but can be improved.

Aggregators are helping, but better, larger panels are needed.

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Carl Selfe
Oct 03, 2024
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As we enter the final stage of the 2024 election, low-quality polls will be presented with more frequency and at a higher volume. How does one get a poll to a low-quality rating? 

  • Reduce respondents (600 versus 1,600)

  • Over sample a demograhic (+rural component)

  • Under sample a demographic (-Gen-Z, -cities)

  • Avoid a demographic (black women)

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