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1. fivethirtyeight.com › features › 2022-electionThe Polls Were Historically Accurate In 2022 | FiveThirtyEight

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   Mar 10, 2023 · Polls were historically accurate in 2021-22. Includes polls of special elections and runoffs. Excludes polls from pollsters that are banned by FiveThirtyEight, New Hampshire primary polls taken ...

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   • The Polls Are All Right

     You read that right. Polls of the November 2016 presidential...

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     Historically in presidential years, polls of likely voters...

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2. projects.fivethirtyeight.com › pollster-ratingsPollster Ratings | FiveThirtyEight

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   Sep 12, 2024 · FiveThirtyEight’s pollster ratings are calculated by analyzing the historical accuracy and methodology of each firm’s polls. UPDATED Sep. 12, 2024, at 3:11 PM 538’s Pollster Ratings

3. newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu › research › polling-101Polling 101: How accurate are election polls? | Haas News ...

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   Aug 13, 2024 · You looked at polls from the 2008, 2012, and 2016 general elections, as well as primaries in 2008, 2012, and 2016. Did you find any evidence that polls accuracy has grown less accurate over time? Kotak: No, we did not see any statistically significant difference in individual poll accuracy over the various election years.

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     Understanding U.S Election Exit Polls: How Accurate Are They, and What Do They Tell Us?

     Exit polls provide an early indication of voting trends on Election Day by surveying voters from various locations and demographics. Edison Research conducted the study, which included insights from both early and mail-in voters.

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5. www.pewresearch.org › short-reads › 2022/09/21A look at national polling accuracy | Pew Research Center

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   Sep 21, 2022 · While errors in the 2016 and 2020 election polls are well documented, a recent Center analysis found that election polling errors are less consequential for issue polls than they might seem. Errors of the magnitude seen in some of the least accurate 2020 election polls would alter measures of opinion on issues by an average of less than 1 percentage point, the analysis found.

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6. www.nytimes.com › election-polls-accurateEarly Results Suggest the Polls Were Notably Accurate

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   Nov 6, 2024 · Over the final weeks of the campaign, pre-election polls consistently pointed to a tight race between Mr. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, in both the popular vote and the battleground ...

7. newsinteractives.cbc.ca › elections › poll-trackerPoll Tracker - CBC News

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   4 days ago · Poll shows the pollster that conducted the survey and the media outlet (if applicable) that either commissioned the poll or first reported on it. When available, a link to the pollster’s report is provided. Weight refers to the weight (out of 100) the poll carries in the aggregation. Weight is determined by the date of the survey, the sample ...

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   Are election polls 95 percent accurate?

   • But the reality is less reassuring. In a 2022 research paper titled “Election Polls Are 95 Percent Confident but Only 60 Percent Accurate,” Aditya Kotak and Don Moore of UC Berkeley analyzed 6,000 polls from 2008 through 2020.

   How to Read the Polls Ahead of the Election - The Atlantic

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   Are polls accurate?

   • But elections are just one of many topics that polls are used to understand. A new analysis from Pew Research Center examines the accuracy of polling on more than 20 topics, ranging from Americans’ employment and vaccination status to whether they’ve served in the military or experienced financial hardship.

   A look at national polling accuracy | Pew Research Center

   www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/09/21/does-public-opinion-polling-about-issues-still-work/

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   What does accuracy mean in a poll?

   • We define accuracy as the average adjusted error and bias of a pollster’s surveys. Error and bias scores are adjusted for polls’ sample sizes, how far before the election they were conducted, the type of election polled, the polls’ performance relative to other polls surveying the same race and other factors.

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   Are pre-election polls accurate?

   • “When we distill it down to, ‘did they get the winner in a relatively close election,’ it’s a little bit of an unfair test,” Mr. Enns said. Pre-election polls can be very accurate, but their precision is limited because a certain amount of error is baked into the process.

   Early Results Suggest the Polls Were Notably Accurate

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   Are election polling errors more consequential?

   • While errors in the 2016 and 2020 election polls are well documented, a recent Center analysisfound that election polling errors are less consequential for issue polls than they might seem.

   A look at national polling accuracy | Pew Research Center

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   How accurate is a poll estimate?

   • The closer a poll estimate is to the benchmark, the more accurate it is considered to be. Consistent with past research, polling errors are larger for some topics – like political engagement – that may be related to a person’s willingness to take surveys.

   A look at national polling accuracy | Pew Research Center

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9. www.theatlantic.com › ideas › archiveHow to Read the Polls Ahead of the Election - The Atlantic

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   Oct 28, 2024 · In a 2022 research paper titled “Election Polls Are 95 Percent Confident but Only 60 Percent Accurate,” Aditya Kotak and Don Moore of UC Berkeley analyzed 6,000 polls from 2008 through 2020 ...