Nate Silver rants about poll misinterpretation

Source: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/whats-the-right-way-to-interpret-the-pennsylvania-special-election/

He feels so strongly about this he tweeted this out.

Quote:

I’m sorry to rant about this, I’m just really, really tired of people substituting saying “the polls” when they really mean “idiotic media narratives based on cherry-picked misinterpretations of the polls.”

Even on CNN last night, there was this notion that Lamb was a big favorite based on the polls. That’s absolutely false. He was a modest favorite, at best. It shows that people have learned nothing since 2016.

micah: Is rant over?

natesilver: It’s going to continue for the next three years, Micah.

 

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