PPP: "Very close between Romney and Paul"

[DRV45N05]

ppppolls PublicPolicyPolling
The Sunday interviews are going to determine our leader in Iowa...very close between Romney and Paul. Newt likely down to 3rd
12 hours ago

[Havax]

AWESOME

[JohnGalt23g]

Time to pour it on!! To all the folks in Iowa or on their way there, I say now is the moment that you begin the process of storming the castle!!

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

[eugenekop]

What are Sunday interviews?

[trey4sports]

What are Sunday interviews?

when they do polls, they do it over a 3 day period and use a moving avg. for their final numbers. So for the poll coming out monday (or sunday night) they use data from friday, saturday, and sunday.

[JohnGalt23g]

derp

[eugenekop]

Oh, I see. Thanks. I thought candidates will be interviewed on Sunday or something like that.

[king_nothing_]

Wait, so they tweet info about how the poll is going while they're conducting the poll? Are they retarded?

[Jtorsella]

Wait, so they tweet info about how the poll is going while they're conducting the poll? Are they retarded?
The likelihood that someone who looks at the tweet will be contacted by the poll is infinitesimally small, and the chances that enough will view and be influenced by the tweet to change the next day's results are nil.

[king_nothing_]

The likelihood that someone who looks at the tweet will be contacted by the poll is infinitesimally small, and the chances that enough will view and be influenced by the tweet to change the next day's results are nil.
I'm not suggesting it's likely it would make any noticeable difference or anything. I still have to wonder why supposed professionals in that field would do such a thing, though. The fact that there is an incredibly small chance of it tainting the results doesn't change the fact that the chance is still there. You would think a professional pollster/statistician would care about that and avoid it altogether.

[Jtorsella]

I'm not suggesting it's likely it would make any noticeable difference or anything. I still have to wonder why supposed professionals in that field would do such a thing, though. The fact that there is an incredibly small chance of it tainting the results doesn't change the fact that the chance is still there. You would think a professional pollster/statistician would care about that and avoid it altogether.
You're absolutely right, I just like to get result teases. :D

[Chrysamere]

Any idea when they will show the results?

[ross11988]

Isn't this an old tweet?

[hazek]

I'm not suggesting it's likely it would make any noticeable difference or anything. I still have to wonder why supposed professionals in that field would do such a thing, though. The fact that there is an incredibly small chance of it tainting the results doesn't change the fact that the chance is still there. You would think a professional pollster/statistician would care about that and avoid it altogether.

I actually asked them on twitter if they could tease us with who looks to be on top..

[hazek]

Any idea when they will show the results?

Tomorrow.


Isn't this an old tweet?

No.

[speciallyblend]

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