How we know the drop in Trump’s approval rating in January reflected a real shift in public opinion
The 9-point fall in approval was the largest change between two Pew Research Center polls since Donald Trump took office.
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The 9-point fall in approval was the largest change between two Pew Research Center polls since Donald Trump took office.
Many who follow polls are asking how these errors could happen. Here, we’ll take a preliminary shot at answering that question.
Polls can’t predict the future. But they are the best tool to reveal the public’s priorities and values, and why people vote the way they do.
The real environment in which polls are conducted bears little resemblance to the idealized settings presented in textbooks.
The difference in support for the death penalty by survey mode has important consequences for understanding trends on the issue.
While the notion that polls should include equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats makes some sense, it’s based on a misunderstanding of what polling is intended to do.
At least 20 nations preceded the U.S. in granting women the right to vote, according to an analysis of measures in 198 countries and territories.
Response rates to telephone public opinion polls conducted by Pew Research Center have resumed their decline, to 7% in 2017 and 6% in 2018.
The way polling questions are asked can influence people’s answers. Survey experiments are one way to measure the degree to which different questions elicit different answers.
Amid questions over e-cigarettes and public health, here’s a look at what data shows about vaping in the U.S.
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