Polling & Politics
Following the new withdrawal agreement reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union on 17 October, it seemed that until very recently, Brexit would finally happen by the 31 October deadline. However, just a...
The 2019 European elections: an established European scenario, distinguished by some local surprises
The upsurge that saw the participation rate of Europeans in the 2019 elections jump by more than 8 points compared to the 2014 election to reach 50.63% (by far the highest rate since the enlargement...
The future of market, social and opinion research in Europe
Between May 23rd and 26th, citizens from all corners of the European Union (EU) turned up to cast their vote in the European Parliament Elections. With the highest turn-out in EU history, the outcome of...
Nielsen’s Senior VP of data science on why making sure the U.S. census is based on solid science should not be a debate, but a given
What are the key issues and implications for researchers should the Supreme Court approve the inclusion of the administration’s proposed question on U.S. citizenship following the open letter of Nielsen’s CEO to the New York...
Elections and electoral polls in Spain
The recent Spanish general election produced a very difficult research scenario, driven by volatility and new emerging political trends, plus economic constraints and limited methodological innovation....
This is not a poll
Sometimes things are too good (or just too strange) to be true. Like “fake news.” Nearly 90 million pages in a Google search reference it, and there are plenty of instructions about how to discover...