Publications

Our analysis of verified voters examines what 2016 voters and nonvoters did in the 2018 midterm elections and offers a detailed portrait of the demographic composition and vote choices of the 2018 electorate.

If a battleground state poll does not adjust for having too many college graduates, it is at risk of overstating support for a Democratic presidential candidate. The Current Population Survey provides high-quality data that can mitigate overrepresentation of college graduates.

The real environment in which polls are conducted bears little resemblance to the idealized settings presented in textbooks.

The rise of internet polling makes it more feasible to publish estimates for Asian Americans. But these estimates offer a limited view.

Associate Director for International Research Methods Patrick Moynihan explored the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on survey research globally as part of an online conference hosted by the Centre for Social Research and Methods at Australian National University.

This video from our Methods 101 series explains the basics of machine learning and how it allows researchers at the Center to analyze data on a large scale.

Our latest Methods 101 video explains the basics of machine learning and how it allows our researchers to analyze data on a large scale.

Our response to the pandemic has included the difficult decision to suspend much of our international survey work until further notice.

While the growth of online interviewing is a prominent trend in polling, there is variation within that trend in how researchers recruit respondents. This study finds that sourcing affects data quality.

Our director of journalism studies explains how we determined what media outlets Americans turn to and trust for their political news.