The results of this poll by the pollster for the provincial government’s energy corporation show numbers well within the margin of error for the poll and as such, don’t reliably show any change at all from the results the company released in the fi…
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the reeves report: Taking election polls with a grain of salt
In advance of the leader’s debate tonight, two competing polls have come out in recent days that indicate both PC leader Tim Hudak and Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty are leading in voter intentions. This means two things: that this race is likely closer than anyone anticipated two months ago, and that polls are worth what … Continue reading »
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: New Poll. New Result #nlpoli
Quick. Where’s Kathy Dunderdale today? A new poll by advertising agency M5’s opinion research firm will give you a clue. The poll replicates the actual numbers for CRA’s August omnibus when both are adjusted to remove the distortion of reporting …
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Mountaintop Removal Mining Poll Shows Bipartisan Opposition in Appalachia
Appalachian Mountain Advocates, Earthjustice and the Sierra Club released a poll yesterday showing that a majority of voters in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia oppose mountaintop removal coal mining. The poll, conducted by Lake Research…
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: The perils of polling stories
Not surprisingly, local media reports of Corporate Research Associates’ most recent quarterly poll got the news spectacularly wrong. For example, the Telegram reported that “[s]upport for the provincial Conservatives has dropped to 57 per cent of …
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Dunderdale disapproval doubles; Tory vote drops to 44%
What a difference a federal election can make to provincial poll results. According to the latest Angus-Reid poll, 43% of respondents are satisfied with Kathy Dunderdale’s performance as premier down from 55% in February and 67% for her predec…
Continue readingDemocratic Progress: Polling Sophistication
This is another good point on polling. From the US, polling on the health care reform (ACA) was really problematic. When asked “Do you support or oppose the proposed health reforms?” the chart (if you click through the link) would show you how you ca…
Continue readingFive of Five: Holy Biased Poll
I realize website polls are primarily for entertainment and shouldn’t be taken seriously, especially not on a hyper-conservative radio site.But this poll really stuck out as having a totally meaningless, poorly worded and biased set of choices.There is…
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