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Why the margin of error matters more than ever in reading 2024 election polls – a pollster with 30 years of experience explains

  • Written by Doug Schwartz, Director of the Quinnipiac Poll, Quinnipiac University
Why the margin of error matters more than ever in reading 2024 election polls – a pollster with 30 years of experience explainsA political opinion poll aims to get a representative sample of the wider public.borzaya/iStock / Getty Images Plus

In just about any discussion of a poll about the very close presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, you’ll hear the phrase “within the poll’s margin of error.”...

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