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Nate Cohn

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Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn

I agree with the default assumption that diversity is good for averages, but this is taking it too far for me. Do we think averages would be better if half of pollsters stopped weighting on race and age, just to get some extra methodological diversity? https://t.co/RgDguQOWKu — PolitiTweet.org

Nate Silver @NateSilver538

One reason I don't get too riled up about whether a pollster weights by education is that general, a consensus metr… https://t.co/Ofl9wjWkVg

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@ElectProject @jon_m_rob i don't think that's at all obvious tbh, though it is possible — PolitiTweet.org

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Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn

Ultimately, the range of options under-consideration by pollsters today aren't centered on the population mean--no education weights means a long tail toward a Silicon Valley electorate. That's why weighting is necessary and why it would risk *bias* in the average. — PolitiTweet.org

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