How We Can Better Predict Election Results Using Simple Statistics

Using Brexit Poll Data To Predict The Referendum Result

Each election cycle, the public is treated to a slew of election polling. Conducted by a myriad of organizations, these polls attempt to represent public opinion regarding specific issues. Increasingly however, there has been a politicization of polls which have been placed in the same basket of “fake news”.

In fact, News agencies often cover how polls failed to predict the election result. With the…