Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) July 8, 2008
Just a few weeks before the Democratic National Convention and in the same venue, the 168th annual Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) will host several sessions focusing on topics related to electoral process, the American Statistical Association (ASA) announced today. Kathleen Frankovic, Director of Surveys and producer for CBS News, will participate in a discussion of election poll accuracy in one of the conference’s two late-breaking sessions. Some 5,500 statisticians will convene at the Colorado Convention Center August 3-7, 2008 to participate in the world’s largest gathering of statisticians.
Frankovic will present a present a paper illustrating examples of problems in accurately measuring preference in election polls and addressing whether journalists give polls more precision than they deserve. With major responsibility for the design, analysis and broadcasting of results from CBS News and CBS News/New York Times polls, Frankovic speaks and writes extensively about elections and public opinion, as well as the development and use of polling by newspapers and television. She is president of the World Association for Public Opinion Research.
The Accuracy of Election Polls (Activity #164), Monday, August 4, 2 pm
The late-breaking session includes the following presentations. The discussant for this session is Clyde Tucker of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, who consults with CNN on calling elections.
