Internal Polls and Mayoral Elections

“Internal polling” claims it has “better methodology”.

Anthony B. Masters

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An email on behalf of London Mayor candidate Shaun Bailey cites “internal polling”. This email also makes claims about public opinion polling.

In short

  • A campaign email claims “a majority of voters” believe their candidate will do a better job as Mayor.
  • The campaign neglected to share information, like question wording, about the polling methods.
  • The email asserted public…

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Anthony B. Masters

This blog looks at the use of statistics in Britain and beyond. It is written by RSS Statistical Ambassador and Chartered Statistician @anthonybmasters.