Oct. 8, 2008— -- Surveys based on a random sample of respondents are subject to sampling error – a calculation of how closely the results reflect the attitudes ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! CBS Elections and Surveys Director Anthony Salvanto discussed the idea of margin of error and how sampling error ...
As Americans await election results, many are looking to the polls for answers. JUMP TO: MARGIN OF ERROR l PHONE/DIGITAL l OUTLIER POLLS Dr. Andy Smith, from the University of New Hampshire Survey ...
In presidential elections, even the smallest changes in horse-race poll results seem to become imbued with deep meaning. But they are often overstated. Pollsters ...
Conducting a poll isn’t an exact science. The process is susceptible to lots of common problems and baked-in biases — more than just the “margin of error.” By ...