Breaking Down the Numbers

A New York Times poll that came out about two weeks ago has a nice explanation of how it reaches people with unlisted (aren't they all) cell phones which are now necessary to conduct a reliable poll. I use polls to explain how and why politicians need to craft their language. Also, it is a great way to show how they can be biased (as in the NYTimes asking should we look into alternative fuels). Here is the entire poll.

Polling and cell phone usage will be topics we will cover this fall.