tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post114790662972460308..comments2023-10-19T02:51:55.625-07:00Comments on Low on the Hog: Jeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1147909578836260142006-05-17T16:46:00.000-07:002006-05-17T16:46:00.000-07:00I do statistical analysis these days, but I was pa...I do statistical analysis these days, but I was part of a university polling house for 10 years, yeah. Really liked the work.Torridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771589020554233601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1147908894279584192006-05-17T16:34:00.000-07:002006-05-17T16:34:00.000-07:00Iggi, you're essentially a textbook cell-only user...Iggi, you're essentially a textbook cell-only user, down the line. It may be the only place where you're demographically average.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1147908803987583332006-05-17T16:33:00.000-07:002006-05-17T16:33:00.000-07:00Yeah, Pew is the gold standard in polling. Their ...Yeah, Pew is the gold standard in polling. Their methodology is impeccable, as is their survey design. I look at other polls, but I wait for Pew to find out what's really happening.<BR/><BR/>Cool about your boss. Do you do polling?Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1147907191726302352006-05-17T16:06:00.000-07:002006-05-17T16:06:00.000-07:00i have no landline and have not had one in over 3 ...i have no landline and have not had one in over 3 years...if that adds anything to the argument.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15028593.post-1147906872687540312006-05-17T16:01:00.000-07:002006-05-17T16:01:00.000-07:00My old boss--Scott Keeter--headed up that analysis...My old boss--Scott Keeter--headed up that analysis for Pew, I believe. He's an expert on what's called "nonresponse bias"--that is, how an inability to reach certain respondents, who are measurably different in some way from people who do respond, can skew polling. <BR/><BR/>Great guy, smart as a whip. I vouch for the accuracy of their findings, based on my experience with Scott.Torridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771589020554233601noreply@blogger.com