Monday, February 21, 2011

Rasmussen Reports Sez 48% Side with Governor Walker

Don't believe it for a minute.

J. J. Cale sez so.



But more importantly, so does Nate Silver.

Rasmussen Poll on Wisconsin Dispute May Be Biased. (The New York Times, 2/21/2011)

Bottom line: Because of the problems with question design, my advice would be simply to disregard the Rasmussen Reports poll, and to view their work with extreme skepticism going forward.

So why not just use the headline, "Rasmussen Poll on Wisconsin Dispute Is Biased"?

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