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Here's how to make opinion polls more representative and honest

  • Written by Adrian Barnett, Professor of Statistics; President of the Statistical Society of Australia, Queensland University of Technology
Here's how to make opinion polls more representative and honestBetter opinions polls are more expensive because pollsters need to spend more effort getting a representative and honest sample of voters.Shutterstock

In 2012, US statistician Nate Silver correctly predicted the results of all 50 states in the US presidential election with 100% accuracy.

Compare this with the shock result of the 2016 Trump election,...

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