by Richard Jenkins | Mar 4, 2011 | Survey methodology
Imagine, you are in front of an audience presenting findings from the most recent of a series of polls. The number at the end of the series is lower than the previous point in the series. What do you say? The temptation to offer a compelling story to explain the last...
by Richard Jenkins | Apr 28, 2010 | Public Policy
Yesterday, the Conference Board of Canada issued a news release indicating that confidence in Canada “took a dive in April”. This counters somewhat the findings from the most recent TNS poll which shows confidence at its highest level since April 2008. Survey timing,...
by Richard Jenkins | Apr 14, 2010 | Survey methodology
It is probably not surprising that one of the conclusions of the Opt-in Online Panel Task Force created by AAPOR pertained to quality. As the panel concluded, “researchers should choose the panels they use carefully” (get report here) because not all panels are...
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...