Chapter 13: Good Polling to Keep Democracy Alive and Elections Honest By Alan F. Kay, PhD © 2004, (fair use with attribution and copy to author) Sept. 29, 2004 In Chapter 10, we saw the utility of often including authority figures in testing support for policy. Since adequate questions …
Chapter 11: Good Polls, Good Pollsters, Good Sponsors
Chapter 11: Good Polls, Good Pollsters, Good Sponsors By Alan F. Kay, PhD © 2004, (fair use with attribution and copy to author) Aug. 16, 2004 Good sponsors must take responsibility for hiring good pollsters and conducting good polls. But how does a sponsor become a good sponsor and …
Chapter 7: Down Boy? No — Give the People a Break
Chapter 7: Down Boy? No — Give the People a Break By Alan F. Kay, PhD © 2004, (fair use with attribution and copy to author) July 22, 2004 The poll results that the media show us in newspapers, magazines, TV and radio are supplied by big-time commercial pollsters. …
Chapter 2: How to Tell a Good Poll from a Bad Poll
Chapter 2: How to Tell a Good Poll from a Bad Poll By Alan F. Kay, PhD © 2004, (fair use with attribution and copy to author) June 16, 2004 So, you would like to spot the spin. You want to know how to tell a good poll from a …