tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post4637803450917403193..comments2024-03-22T11:55:50.335+13:00Comments on Not PC: Egg on facesPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-19466937865069086612008-11-07T21:33:00.000+13:002008-11-07T21:33:00.000+13:00If we had a market in NZ polling accuracy, I'd be ...If we had a market in NZ polling accuracy, I'd be shorting them.<BR/><BR/>Some people point to the bias produced by telephone polling to explain the 'Truman upset" (they say that more republicans owned phones, and that the pollsters didn't adjust for the fact). <BR/><BR/>Our pollsters rely on telephone surveys. Have they factored in the fact that a lot of younger voters don't have landlines?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247813772731062041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-52096399399387274442008-11-07T14:21:00.000+13:002008-11-07T14:21:00.000+13:00Yes polling has its problems, which is why we also...Yes polling has its problems, which is why we also use markets to to make predictions. <A HREF="www.ipredict.co.nz/" REL="nofollow">iPredict</A> is New Zealand's first real money prediction market. iPredict currently has PM.national at $0.8498 and PM.Labour at $0.1873.Paul Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731003529546075700noreply@blogger.com