Poll UpdatesFor locals – next Wednesday the 11th at noon, I’ll be giving a talk on a polling geek’s view of Campaign ‘08. It’s part of our Office of Information Technology’s Lunch ‘n’ Learn Series. Come on by!
Update: here’s the podcast. And here are my slides (PDF).
Tags: 2008 Election
Andrew says there was “a routing problem this morning between the University and quite a few outside websites — a split in the internet, if you will.” For the next EV estimator update, check back at noon…
Biden v. Palin drew 70 million viewers, one-third more than Obama v. McCain. VP debates usually don’t matter, but I wondered… Read more »
Tomorrow (Friday) at noon, I’ll give a talk in Kosuke Imai and Dustin Tingley’s political methodology seminar. If you’re nearby, you’re welcome to attend. Of course, the math will all be included. The blurb is here (PDF).
Update: Here’s another local event, happening next Tuesday: a panel on the reliability of state polls featuring both pollsters and academics, including Andrew Gelman, author of Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State. I hear the panel will be webcast. If so I’ll post a link.
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Sam,
I’m worried when economists say that economic stimulus has not worked in the past. How can they know? What would have happened if the stimulus had not happened. Its faulty logic, faulty reasoning, and could have fawlty towers results.
D