by Richard Jenkins | Jan 6, 2011 | Industry News and Trends
Sometimes polls seem to get it wrong. The election result turns out differently than we expected. The product fails at launch despite assurances that it is a winner. The heralded policy proposal is met with scepticism when released publicly. Consider the story that...
by Richard Jenkins | Oct 5, 2010 | Public Opinion, Public Policy
The Ontario Superior Court shook things up with its decision that the current laws that constrain an otherwise legal activity (selling sex for money) “force prostitutes to choose between their liberty interest and their right to security of the person.” The decision...
by Richard Jenkins | May 13, 2010 | Industry News and Trends
It may seem paradoxical but the do-it-yourself (DIY) online survey applications are not all bad for the market research industry. Even if small boutique firms like mine often do not use the tools themselves, preferring to out-source to someone who can manage the whole...
by Richard Jenkins | Mar 6, 2010 | Survey methodology
A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to write a review of the methodology of horserace polls. I am pleased to say that a short article now appears on the following site: http://www.greenpartystrategy.ca/articles/are-survey-innovations-threat-horserace-polls...