The AMA Spring Break Survey – Part II
Picking up where we left off yesterday, the AMA’s Spring Break survey has problems other than the disclosure of its methodology. We must also cRead More…
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The AMA Spring Break Survey – Part I
Last week, MP discussed a not-quite projective study of evacuees from Hurricane Katrina published by the New York Times. I noted the effort madRead More…
Link Roundup
Here is a round-up of some quick links on an otherwise busy day:
Prof. Franklin unpacks more analysis on why the Bush job rating seems to indicate weeRead More…
New Low or Steady? Franklin’s Answer
Last week, in looking at the graph of the Bush approval rating data as plotted by our friend Prof. Charles “Political Arithmetik” Franklin, I asked wRead More…
On Random Sampling and NYT Katrina Evacuee Study
An article in yesterday’s New York Times on interviews conducted among Katrina evacuees raises some very important questions about how to use a surveyRead More…
Gallup CNN Break-Up
And speaking of Gallup…
Here at MP, we are not prone to posting gossipy items about the polling industry, largely because what little gossip MP hearRead More…
The Perils of Double Negatives
Gallup’s David Moore has posted an analysis this morning (free for today only) with an important lesson on how to write – or perhaps, how not to writeRead More…
Gallup: “Bush Approval Steady at 37%”
Helping to underscore the question I asked at the end of Friday’s post, Gallup has released another national survey this morning that shows no change Read More…
“New Low” Update
Charles Franklin has updated his job approval graphic to include the new surveys from the Pew Research Center and NBC/Wall Street Journal. It iRead More…
Another “New Low?”
In his Washington Post “Media Notes” blog, Howard Kurtz raises an important question about the coverage of the polls showing “new lows” for George BuRead More…