It’s time again for me to write a statement of teaching philosophy. My limit is one page. My brain is not working as well as one might hope. Here’s what I have for the middle. I’m still working on the intro and conclusion, which obviously will require edits to the middle. What do you...
Read more →Andrew Kohut, of the Pew Research Center, thinks race is to blame for the pollsters problems in New Hampshire. Well, not race really, but “the difficulties race and class present to survey methodology.” Basically, he thinks that less well-educated, poorer white people are less likely to respond to pollsters’ questions, and the ways pollsters...
Read more →I was confused this morning to find that Senator Clinton had won New Hampshire. Here’s a post from TheAtlantic.com that helps me make sense of my poll knowledge and surprise at the actual results. Basically, pollsters had Senator Obama’s numbers right (small variance between actual and projected results). They underestimated support for Senator Clinton....
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