Pollsters Turn to Introspection in Face of Results that Surprised Them

American Association for Public Opinion Research, the national professional organization for pollsters, convened a committee to study what went wrong with these pre-election polls and how to bolster future accuracy. The team of industry leaders plans to release its findings during its annual conference in the spring, when it will also host a public forum on the issue.

Source: courant.com

Ah, and they still believe that cellphones haven’t skewed the results of phone polling…

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