rugratsallthrowedup t1_its4dzs wrote on October 25, 2022 at 10:05 PM

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People lie to pollsters

GalironRunner t1_itseims wrote on October 25, 2022 at 11:21 PM

More then that who's being asked who's asking AND how something is asked can change a poll. You could write questions down and expect the same answers from anyone that reads it vs reading it to them as in that case the answer can charge based on how you ask it and even based on where you put emphasis on different words which can change how someone interprets the question.

rugratsallthrowedup t1_ittnjyr wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:52 AM

I can also see a situation where the pollster calls, one person picks up the phone, the other resident asks who is calling and then proceeds to hang around, so the person on the phone changes their answers due to social pressure

Natanael_L t1_itshtck wrote on October 25, 2022 at 11:46 PM

Also where they ask, they need to get a representative sample to make an accurate prediction