Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and Why We Need Them - Hardcover

Morris, G. Elliott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393866971 ISBN 13: 9780393866971

Verlag: WW Norton & Co, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

Public opinion polling is the ultimate democratic process; it gives every person an equal voice in letting elected leaders know what they need and want. But in the eyes of the public, polls today are tarnished. Recent election forecasts have routinely missed the mark and media coverage of polls has focused solely on their ability to predict winners and losers. Polls deserve better.Strength in NumbersIn a vibrant history of polling, Morris takes readers from the first semblance of data-gathering in the ancient world through to the development of modern-day scientific polling. He explains how the internet and “big data” have solved many challenges in polling—and created others. He covers the rise of polling aggregation and methods of election forecasting, reveals how data can be distorted and misrepresented, and demystifies the real uncertainty of polling. Candidly acknowledging where polls have gone wrong in the past, Morris charts a path for the industry’s future where it can truly work for the people.Strength in Numbers

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G. Elliott Morris is a data journalist for the Economist, where he writes about American politics and elections. He lives in Washington, DC.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: WW Norton & Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0393866971
• ISBN 13: 9780393866971
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 200
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