Research has shown that UKIP polling is driven by media coverage rather than the reverse.
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We are often presented with surveys that claim to show how we all think on a certain subject. But how many people do you need to ask for that finding to have have any convincing meaning?
Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s bad behaviour damaged his image and the ANC’s.
New research has shown how easily online polls can be manipulated.
Australians will be asked to complete a voluntary, non-binding postal vote on marriage reform. Wouldn’t it be easier - and cheaper - to do a sample survey instead?
As soon as broadcasters began to focus on policy the gap between the two parties began to close.
The media is obsessed with who is winning, at the expense of serious policy debate.
Your guide to when to pay attention to them and when to beware.
Concerns over filter bubbles and fake news are often based on anecdotal evidence. There is relatively little systematic research on the topic; a new survey finds widespread fears are unwarranted.
Neither Galaxy Research nor the Institute of Public Affairs think-tank discussed the most interesting data they garnered from polling on free speech and reform to Section 18C.
Most Americans care about the environment, but they didn’t vote that way this year. Two political scientists urge the movement to build better connections with blue-collar workers and immigrants.
Many pollsters are now eating humble pie.
Polls got it badly wrong in the last general election. Here’s another way of gauging public opinion.
As the opinion polls remained tight between the two major parties, there were costly gaffes this week from both sides.
Mark Textor, the Liberal pollster, has raged against the modern addiction to polls, in an article this week that shows he can indeed walk both sides of the street, as insider and observer.
Finally, Clive Palmer has formally put a full stop to his personal political career, announcing on Monday he won’t be running for the Senate. Palmer United Party (PUP) will still field Senate candidates…
Final pre-election Australian polls have usually been accurate, at least on primary votes.
It’s often a case of ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’ when it comes to many surveys and opinion polls.
It is claimed ‘tough on crime’ policies reflect public opinion, but a properly informed public, via models such as citizens’ juries, is likely to arrive at different views on prison and its alternatives.
I really thought we might make it. We’d got past the publication of YouGov’s potentially constitution-changing poll showing a minuscule lead for the Yes campaign without anyone grabbing for an easy headline…
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