Opinion Polls
In politics it is common to attempt to predict the outcome of elections via political forecasting techniques (or assess the popularity of politicians) through the use of opinion polls. Prediction games have been used by many corporations and governments to learn about the most likely outcome of future events.
Read more about this topic: Scientific Prediction
Famous quotes containing the words opinion and/or polls:
“It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse-races.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
“The polls say we are within three points. We haven’t made many converts, but we sure have made a lot of undecided.”
—Jeremy Larner, U.S. screenwriter. Lucas (Peter Boyle)