From Pew Research arrives . . .
Public Opinion Polling Basics
A short course explaining how public opinion polling works
https://www.pewresearch.org/course/publ … YxeL5-YMBQ
Hint: About a half hour read.
Lesson 1: Why do we have public opinion polls?
Lesson 2: How does polling work?
Lesson 3: What are the different kinds of polls?
Lesson 4: What’s the deal with election polls?
Lesson 5: Is accurate polling becoming harder to do?
Lesson 6: What should you look for in a poll?
Note: In the article those lessons in the table of content are links for that section.
"What’s on the syllabus?
In this course, we’ll try to give you a good introduction to opinion polling. We’ll talk about the kinds of polls being done and who is doing them. We’ll examine how polling works and answer questions like “How can a sample of just 1,000 people accurately represent the views of more than 260 million U.S. adults?”
We’ll also look at how polling has changed over the years, from a time when nearly all polls were conducted on people’s doorsteps, porches or in their living rooms, to today, when most people taking our polls are reading the questions on a smartphone and responding whenever it’s convenient for them."
and, more . . .
Thoughts, criticisms, accolades, and/or commentary.
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