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To: Nervous Tick
I think the underlying correlation is really is that canvassing fewer voters = having less money = having poorer quality statisticians and actuaries.

There is another factor not considered, which is past history. In past elections, CBS/News, WSJ/NBC, and FoxNews/Opinion Dynamics always skew +2 to +4 Dem. Skewing in favor of those more likely to respond shows that these firms have poorer models to correct for the high refusal rates which are now standard.

15 posted on 10/25/2012 12:31:32 PM PDT by FredZarguna ("The future does not belong to those who do not eat bacon.")
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To: FredZarguna

>> I think the underlying correlation is really is that canvassing fewer voters = having less money = having poorer quality statisticians and actuaries.

==> poorer correction models (and less ability to test, verify, qualify and improve correction models).

Doing a good job of that modeling step can’t be cheap. Or easy.

Thanks and FRegards


16 posted on 10/25/2012 12:35:55 PM PDT by Nervous Tick ("You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.")
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