A CBS/NYT poll released yesterday indicated a 40-40 tie between Clinton and Trump. Cue media freakout. This illustrates the point that news organizations habitually report on outlier events, a bad move when it comes to data points when other data points are available. Four other surveys with mostly overlapping dates show Clinton +1% (Morning Consult), YouGov/Economist … Continue reading FOO (freakouts over outliers)