Even poll-savvy people sometimes misrepresent the margin: After the 2016 election, one political scientist wrote an article about polling lapses for The Conversation, a portal for writing by ...

As Americans await election results, many are looking to the polls for answers. JUMP TO: MARGIN OF ERROR l PHONE/DIGITAL l OUTLIER POLLS Dr. Andy Smith, from the University of New Hampshire Survey ...

You can’t get into an argument about polls without some wise guy whipping out the “margin of error” to shut down the other side. But what is the margin of error, exactly? (Or, as Gilda ...

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LOS ANGELES — The words the Lakers used to describe their Game 1 playoff loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves were digestible, easy to take in and uncomplicated. “Physical,” as in the ...

As the director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, which has been taking the pulse of the public on policy issues and elections for the past 30 years, I’ve noted that people have been paying ...

The Lakers (22-18) have an 11-18 record against teams with records of .500 or better after Sunday’s 116-102 loss, and they got a good look at a team that embraces its defensive identity.