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My understanding is that they're a better predictor of the final tally than any other poll, because they occur after the vote has been cast.
by jacques_chester 10y ago
My understanding is that they're a better predictor of the final tally than any other poll, because they occur after the vote has been cast.
- WillPostForFood 10y agoThere definitely have been problems with exit poll accuracy. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/upshot/exit-polls-why-they-so-often-mislead.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/upshot/exit-polls-why-they...
- jacques_chester 10y agoI think I see the disconnect. I'm Australian, we have compulsory voting. I hadn't connected all the dots on the effects of voluntary voting on exit polls. Only got as far as thinking about the ballot.