Ideology as a Diagnostic, Part III
In Part I of this series, MP suggested that small differences in self-reported ideology as reported by four different pollsters during 2004 could be Read More…
Category: Measurement Issues
Westhill/Hotline Poll on “Moral Values”
Today, the National Journal’s Hotline released their latest Westhill Partners/Hotline Poll. Two things of note there for MP’s readers: FiRead More…
Ideology as a “Diagnostic?” – Part I
A few weeks ago, blogger Gerry Daly (Dalythoughts) took a close look at self-reported ideology as reported on several national polls. Daly was Read More…
More on Dueling Florida Polls
Another update on my last post on the mysterious difference in opinion on whether Jeb Bush should run for president as measured by two publicly releaRead More…
Should Jeb Run…Or Not:?
The Hotline (subscription required) caught an intriguing polling conflict yesterday. A just released Quinnipiac poll of 1,007 Florida "voteRead More…
R. Chung’s “Bias” Charts
Having linked last week to a graphical representation of the President’s job approval rating, I want to point to another set of graphics that takes DRead More…
When Respondents Lie
Yesterday, I talked to two junior high school students doing a school project on political polling. One of their questions was, "Do Read More…
Measurement Error…in the Count
A quick break from exit polls… Alert JW, a resident of Washington State, asks this interesting question highly relevant to the ongoing recount in tRead More…
Pew on “Moral Values”
The Pew Research Center released a new study yesterday, a follow-up interview with 1203 voters who were originally surveyed in October that sheds inteRead More…
MoralValues
Saturday’s New York Times had three articles on the other big exit poll issue this week: The question that showed 22% of voters choosing "moral vRead More…