Best Practices In Polling Research

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Lessons from Florida

The 2000 presidential election debacle generated important questions. This article addresses these questions from a research perspective.

Data Use: Using conjoint analysis to shape a political message

Two instances where conjoint can be used in the political realm are discussed: assessing levels of preference for important issues, and shaping the candidate’s message.

Data Use: Getting your money's worth with virtual targeting

Virtual targeting uses a blend of statistical techniques that identify the distinguishing characteristics of the target group and then build a linear equation that can be applied to records of the group to achieve a sortable, analyzable score. The article focuses on the example of a political candidate hunting for possible voters.

NBC/Journal poll is tested, precise process

NBC and the Wall Street Journal have joined forces to implement "Election Day Voter Polling," a survey of over 35,000 voters nationwide that helps both news organizations to better inform and involve their customers.

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Latinos are going cellular. Can we?

The industry faces a number of obstacles in attempting to conduct cell phone research with Latino consumers. Despite these hurdles, the decline in landline phone usage may force researchers to develop cell phone-based research programs to keep a growing and important market segment accessible for research.

Address-based sampling may provide alternatives for surveys that require contacts with representative samples of households

This article examines factors contributing to researchers’ increased interest in address-based sampling (ABS) and looks at the pros and cons of ABS. Against a backdrop of declining response rates, ABS appears to offer a convenient framework for effective design and implementation of surveys that employ multimode alternatives for data collection.

Trade Talk: Keeping the regulatory wolves at bay

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