Here's how to make opinion polls more representative and honest
- Written by Adrian Barnett, Professor of Statistics; President of the Statistical Society of Australia, Queensland University of Technology
Better opinions polls are more expensive because pollsters need to spend more effort getting a representative and honest sample of voters.Shutterstock
In 2012, US statistician Nate Silver correctly predicted the results of all 50 states in the US presidential election with 100% accuracy.
Compare this with the shock result of the 2016 Trump election,...
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