Failure and Success in Political Polling and Election Forecasting
The recent successes and failures of political polling invite several questions: Why did the polls get it wrong in some high-profile races? Conversely, how is it that polls can perform so well, even given all the evident challenges of conducting and interpreting them?
Main Author: | Andrew Gelman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2021-09-01
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Series: | Statistics and Public Policy |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2330443X.2021.1971126 |
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