Nonresponse Bias and Superpopulation Models in Electoral Polls

Nonresponse bias (and, to a lesser extent, measurement error) has become the main source of error for electoral forecasts in Spain. Although the post-stratifi cation techniques and ratio estimators currently used in the polling industry reduce deviations, they do not show enough capacity to mend the...

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Main Authors: Jose M. Pavía, Beatriz Larraz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) 2012-01-01
Series:Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas (REIS)
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Online Access:http://reis.cis.es/REIS/PDF/REIS_137_07_english1326201097876.pdf