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Why are polls sometimes wrong? - Ask Your Science Teacher

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
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Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.

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Why are polls sometimes wrong? - Ask Your Science Teacher — DeForest Schools news

Answer: Political polls nationwide are remarkably accurate. You will notice that they always say something like “this poll has an accuracy of plus or minus 3 to 5 percent." The secret, and it really is not a secret, is that…

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