For Ipsos-Reid President Darrell Bricker, whose firm had the Liberals ahead by 10 points, there was some ribbing on election night. Sun News correspondent David Akin pointed out the numbers of his media outlet’s pollster, Abacus Data. “Final Abacus poll: LP 37 PC 34 NDP 24; actual results at 2302: LP 37 PC 35 NDP [...]
Previewed during the 2011 Ontario provincial election coverage, David Coletto of Abacus Data gives a quick tutorial on the latest technology used by Sun News to bring its viewers the very best insight and analysis.
By Eric Grenier October 7, 2011 Ironically, in light of the controversy stirred up in the opening days of the campaign, the two most accurate polls came from the newest firms: Forum Research, with a total error of only 1.6 points and using the IVR method, and Abacus Data, with a total error of 4.4 [...]
Elections are always an anxious time for public opinion researchers. During the campaign we easily get wrapped up in all the data in attempts to explain for the public what is happening and why. But on election night, things get serious. It’s the one time we’re held to account for our numbers. The provincial election [...]
Abacus Data’s final poll for the 2011 Ontario provincial election was right on. Read our post-election debrief.
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