You state that it may seem patently obvious - I think your analysis really digs into the complexities that are frequently missing from discussion of polling on the cable shows. My own feeling is how can we rely on polling data that is also only gathering information from such a small number of people. If I learned anything from that quantitative analysis class, it was that sample size and diversity is important, and that outliers tell us important stuff.
You state that it may seem patently obvious - I think your analysis really digs into the complexities that are frequently missing from discussion of polling on the cable shows. My own feeling is how can we rely on polling data that is also only gathering information from such a small number of people. If I learned anything from that quantitative analysis class, it was that sample size and diversity is important, and that outliers tell us important stuff.
I should say that if I do research, it's qualitative... that may disqualify my opinion. 😂