• Election Resources
• What is a "Push" Poll?
• Do Response Rates Matter?
• What is a Random Sample?
• What is the Margin of Sampling Error?
• Why do Election Polls Vary? (PDF)
• Is Survey Research Covered by Do Not Call Rules?
• Can Leaked Polls be Trusted?
  

Good Poll? Bad Poll?
AAPOR and Poynter's NewsU present September 18 webinar to help judge the accuracy of election polls.

AAPOR Announces New Leadership Team
Newly elected Executive Council members named for 2008-2009

The Cell Phone Task Force has Issued its Report
A panel session at the Annual Conference in New Orleans was devoted to the report and provided a forum for discussion of its findings. View Highlights of the Cell Phone Task Force Report.

AAPOR Communications Chair's New York Times Op-Ed on Disclosure
Mark Blumenthal argues that full disclosure would help judge which polls are likely to be right.

AAPOR Names Members of Special Committee on 2008 Primary Polling
Panel to Assess Results of Presidential Primary Polls

AAPOR President Pushes Back Against 'Push Polls'
At Huffington Post, Nancy Mathiowetz calls for an end to the insidious practice of "push polling."

Special Journal Issue Analyzes Challenges of Cell-Only Americans to Survey Research
Publicly available issue addresses challenges of incorporating cell phone numbers into surveys.

Journalist Education Course Updated with Election Polling Sections
New sections designed to help journalists and other analysts interpret and report election polls before and after elections.

AAPOR's Stand on Disclosure Reinforced
Nancy Mathiowetz blogs at Huffington Post on the public's right to know about polling methodology.