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minus-squareatzanteollinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOlder people are more likely to vote though. Getting more polling data from 20 somethings would likely skew your results. What you want is “likely voter polling” as those who vote are the only ones who affect the outcome you’re trying to predict.
Older people are more likely to vote though. Getting more polling data from 20 somethings would likely skew your results.
What you want is “likely voter polling” as those who vote are the only ones who affect the outcome you’re trying to predict.