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Activity Number:
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164
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Type:
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Other
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Date/Time:
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Monday, August 4, 2008 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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ASA
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| Abstract - #302728 |
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Title:
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Sources of Variation in Pre-Election Polling
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Author(s):
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Cliff Zukin*+
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Companies:
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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Address:
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Public Policy Department, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901,
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Abstract:
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This paper presents a variety of answers to the question of "Why Do Election Polls Differ?" It examines issues of timing, sampling, questionnaire wording, weighting and the identification of "likely voters" among others
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- The address information is for the authors that have a + after their name.
- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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