dance_ninja@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Harris leads Trump in Pennsylvania — and two bellwether PA counties — exclusive poll finds
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2 days agoI was recently listening to NPR/public radio discuss the margin of error. There are 4 types, and only one of those are used when reporting poll numbers.
The recommendation was to double the reported number to get a better idea of the true margin of error.
Edit: Found it! It was from On the Media, WNYC. September 13th, 2024 episode around 27m:47s. Here’s the link: https://pca.st/episode/3f8ff092-92b9-4767-9725-6dbe3af715be?t=1667
Yeah I wish I could share a link to the article/podcast, but I’m having trouble finding it right now.
Edit: Found it! It was from On the Media, WNYC. September 13th, 2024 episode around 27m:47s. Here’s the link: https://pca.st/episode/3f8ff092-92b9-4767-9725-6dbe3af715be?t=1667