Date & time
Sunday, June 1, 2014 –
Monday, June 2, 2014
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday, June 2, 2014
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Workshops & seminars
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"The Future of Polling and Democracy" A Workshop with Bruce Anderson
Cost
To attend this workshop registration is required.
Visit the Social Science Research (WSSR) website for details.
Where
Henry F. Hall Building
1455 De Maisonneuve W.
Room
(Room number to be announced)
Wheel chair accessible
Yes
In this two-day workshop, one of Canada's best known pollsters, Bruce Anderson, attempts to make sense of where the polling industry may be going wrong. You don't want to miss this!
Introduction and event description
The more recent track record for pollsters on predicting election outcomes has not been that great.
The NDP's success in the 2011 election was not something that was predicted well in advance. And the predicted demise of Premier Redford in Alberta and Premier Clark in BC never actually materialized.
So what accounts for this inability to get it right? Why are so many pollsters missing the mark when it comes to predicting recent election outcomes? And what, if anything, can be done to reverse this growing trend?
In this two-day workshop, one of Canada's best known pollsters, Bruce Anderson, attempts to make sense of where the polling industry may be going wrong. You don't want to miss this!