Hacker News
new
|
past
|
comments
|
ask
|
show
|
jobs
|
submit
login
PeterisP
on Oct 6, 2013
|
parent
|
context
|
favorite
| on:
Model S Fire
"how do you gather the data needed to correct the polling numbers" -> you use the census. You need some info about the total population, you get it periodically and it doesn't change that much; you don't need to repeat it for every survey.
mikeash
on Oct 6, 2013
[–]
The census doesn't tell you about most of the godzillion factors that link landline phone ownership with political opinions.
Guidelines
|
FAQ
|
Lists
|
API
|
Security
|
Legal
|
Apply to YC
|
Contact
Search:
