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Searching for Accuracy in Election Predictions: More Regulation of Polls or More Competition?

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Oleh Iwanyshyn

Lately, contradictory election polls seem to be as common as contradictory political messages during election campaigns. Contradictory polls The recent provincial election in Ontario is a good example.  During the campaign poll results were all over the map .  In … Continue reading →

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Partisan polling: Is the GOP buying favorable results?

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Oleh Iwanyshyn

Nate Silver on his blog FiveThirtyEight examined the avalanche of polls conducted for the 2010 US midterm election and came to the somewhat shocking conclusion that certain pollsters produced biased results that favored the GOP. Specifically, he fingered the Rasmussen … Continue reading →

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Reid vs Angle: A fabricated polling event

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Oleh Iwanyshyn

After beating Republican challenger Sharron Angle by 5% (50% to 45%) in Nevada, the winner and still Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid complained that the polls leading up to the election were “false and misleading”. He may be right. In … Continue reading →

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