[lbo-talk] accuracy of tracking polls

Alex Gerdemann zap_path at yahoo.com
Thu Sep 23 21:46:12 PDT 2004


A while ago someone posted a historical comparison of final poll results with actual election returns. The results seemed to indicate that the polling was fairly accurate. However, I'm wondering what that tells us about the accuracy of tracking polls. Perhaps pollsters use larger sample sizes or more rigorous methodology as the election approaches, but smaller samples and quicker questions in earlier "tracking" polls. Has anyone seen anything about this?

-Alex

_______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com



More information about the lbo-talk mailing list