Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 months agoDonald Trump does not get post-shooting poll boostwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1482arrow-down135cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-squarelemming934@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoPolls have a margin of error and election results have generally been within the 80% confidence interval 80% of the time. It is true that when there are less polls (like in special elections) it’s harder to get an understanding of the state of the race.
Polls have a margin of error and election results have generally been within the 80% confidence interval 80% of the time.
It is true that when there are less polls (like in special elections) it’s harder to get an understanding of the state of the race.