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ICYMI - John Curtice on why the election polls were wrong: https://t.co/RfIoqvH5h4 #BigDataElection #Pollgate
Worth watching John Curtice on why the polls got it wrong #pollgate #BigDataElection https://t.co/RfIoqvH5h4 @britac_news @PolStudiesAssoc
That's right, @RoyalStatSoc opened up the #ge2015 data discussion > #BigDataElection. Thx @HetanShah for having me https://t.co/3HnMwCQws5
Thanks @debmattinson @rchlgibson4 @federicacocco @carljackmiller @Megan_Lucero @WhatScotsThink John Curtice for speaking at #BigDataElection
Internet polling sampling also has it's challenges. Continuing debate around polling methodology - John Curtice #BigDataElection
@RoyalStatSoc #BigDataElection rise of data journalism key for ensuring journalists represent data accurately to the public
Labour looked like it did well on Twitter in run-up to election. Only afterwards, effectiveness of Tory digital plan clear #BigDataElection
'Big data is fine, but if it's not the right data...' - John Curtice (@whatukthinks)
#bigdataelection
Young and working class voters was disproportionately weighted in some polls. Readjustment post-election led to Tory lead #BigDataElection
Late swing - three polling companies went back to respondents pre-election day. Only one company picked up v small swing #BigDataElection
Shy Tories - some polling companies were making allowances for this, so already factored in #BigDataElection
5 reasons: 1. Voters changed their minds. 2. Shy Tories. 3. Lazy Labour. 4. Qs asked skewed results. 5. Samples were wrong #BigDataElection
Example article - how the deficit is going up and down but using BuzzFeed style writing to make it engaging to read #BigDataElection
Tories retweeted Old Holborn more than BoJo during Leadership Debates #BigDataElection
The Times used publicly available data. As more data is made public, more political analysis can be done @Megan_Lucero #BigDataElection
#BigDataElection discussion starting. John Curtice FBA on the far left- you'll remember him from BBC election night!
Great history from @rchlgibson4 at #bigdataelection. 4 phases of e-campaigns: experimentation, standardization, community & mobilization
.@rchlgibson4 discussing value of social media in campaigning (although candidates need to be careful what they say!) #BigDataElection
Nickerson & Rogers (2014) argue being able to target voters offers campaigns opp. to conc. resources to be most effective #BigDataElection
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