Opinion Polls
Polls are an integral part of political forecasting. However, incorporating poll results into political forecasting models can cause problems in predicting the outcome of elections. There are a few ways in which inaccurate election forecasts can be avoided.
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—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
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