How do quick political polls estimate the preference of people that doesn’t have a phone?
In Mexico, we have quick polls about the percentage of support for candidates to the presidency. Given that in México a lot of people do not have a phone, how do they measure they’re preference?
They don’t
Like the United States polls are taken by groups that are looking to a select group – mainly persons that will agree with their viewpoint. Once found the pollsters return to this select group every time they need poll numbers.
March 11th, 2010 at 5:34 am
It is the same in the USA. They people asking the question only ask the people that they want an answer from. That way the polling show just what they believe and not the truth.
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March 11th, 2010 at 5:58 am
They don’t
Like the United States polls are taken by groups that are looking to a select group – mainly persons that will agree with their viewpoint. Once found the pollsters return to this select group every time they need poll numbers.
References :
Worked for a polling company.