Political polling

The web site I chose to critique explains political polling and the statistical process behind the polling numbers. This was of particular interest to me, because I like many other Americans have never been asked nor know of anyone that has been asked a political question used in political polling. In short, the site explains what the numbers actually mean. The site uses a fictional mayoral election to explain the numbers. Also, it discusses margin …

…individual groups leaves out a considerable amount of the population. This causes a bias within the polling. A final and most significant problem with political polling in the United States is that only about 50% of registered voters actually go to the polls and cast a vote. Therefore, only half of the sampled population will matter when taking in account their political views. However, all of the people polled will be measured when estimating political figures.