Polls seem to be everywhere, particularly as election day gets closer. But before you read all the hot takes about what that polling data means, it might help to understand how public opinion polling works and how to make sense of the polling headlines you see in your feed.
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Pew Research Center “A Field Guide to Polling” https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/2019/11/19/a-field-guide-to-polling-election-2020-edition/
Pew Research Center FAQ https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/u-s-survey-research/frequently-asked-questions/
New York Times “No One Picks Up the Phone, but Which Online Polls Are the Answer?” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/upshot/online-polls-analyzing-reliability.html
Vox “The difference between good and bad state polls, explained” https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/11/14/20961794/education-weight-state-polls-trump-2020-election
Gallup “What Is Public Opinion Polling and Why Is It Important?” http://media.gallup.com/muslimwestfacts/pdf/pollingandhowtouseitr1dreveng.pdf
FiveThirtyEight “13 Tips For Reading General Election Polls Like A Pro” https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/13-tips-for-reading-general-election-polls-like-a-pro/
FiveThirtyEight “The Media Has A Probability Problem” https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-media-has-a-probability-problem/
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