Flaws in Polling Data Exposed as U.S. Campaign Season Heats Up

[Gormy Cuss]

19. Sure,because "most poll" include internet polls.

But if we're talking about national political polls, it's not a matter of my opinion. There are those who abide by the AAPOR standards and those that don't. One big tell is whether the pollster's methodology is open and reported so that other researchers can critique it and try to replicate the results, just as is standard in hard science data collection.

I realize that to those outside of any profession it's hard to ferret out the good from the bad and that unfortunately the internet has made us feel like armchair experts because there's so much data readily available. The problem is that GIGO is more true now than ever.