• sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
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    8 months ago

    It’s been awhile since I read anything about that, but it seems like the last time I read about it, was something along: “80% of polls have Hillary projected to win”, but the actual polls that they were using were all almost within the margin of error.

    tl;dr 80% had Hillary winning by about 2-3%.

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      8 months ago

      margin of error

      People in almost never speak about the margin of error when presenting a poll, especially one that’s favorable to them.

      f you look at the fine print, and see the margin of error percentage, then you apply the maximum amount to both people in the race, you’ll see a lot of times it’s a tie.