ST Alpha - "RCP's numbers are not biased, I think they use about as unbiased a number model as you can get." (Reading a Post)

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In response to "So if RCP is biased, and their EC prediction is 303-235" by Strongbad

RCP's numbers are not biased, I think they use about as unbiased a number model as you can get.

Posted by ty97 Nov 5 '12, 12:54

I think their commentary may be a little biased in that they aggregate some questionable commentary, but they still get stuff in from both sides, even if it skews a little at times.

I trust their numbers

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I wouldn't know anything about their commentary, I'm focused just on their numbers. Thanks. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 5, 12:57 4
- I use them for the same and trust their numbers implicitly (as far as bias/non-bias goes) since they are aggregating/averaging. - ty97 Nov 5, 12:59 3
  - Then I think the main question to ask is what value is an average of polls? If you're just looking for a simple number to tell you who is up and who - Roger More, attempting re-entry Nov 5, 13:07 2
    - I would imagine they're a lot better for "is Candidate X doing better or worse than last week?" than for "will Candidate X win the election". -- nm - Ender Nov 5, 13:38
    - Heh - this was meant to go under SB's post below -- nm - Roger More, attempting re-entry Nov 5, 13:07

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RCP's numbers are not biased, I think they use about as unbiased a number model as you can get.

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