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****BREAKING A RATED YOUGOV POLL**** Harris 49% TFG 45% (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth 18 hrs ago OP
538 hasn't used letter grade ratings for nearly two years since Nate Silver left Fiendish Thingy 18 hrs ago #1
538 gives them three out of three stars (2.9/3.0) /nt Abnredleg 18 hrs ago #3
If you examine 538's current ratings, a few tenths of a point is a significant difference between polls Fiendish Thingy 18 hrs ago #4
There are 280 polls in the 538 database. DemocratSinceBirth 17 hrs ago #6
K&R! Torchlight 18 hrs ago #2
6% neither Trump or Harris. That is a high number. Doodley 18 hrs ago #5
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Fiendish Thingy

(17,774 posts)
1. 538 hasn't used letter grade ratings for nearly two years since Nate Silver left
Wed Oct 16, 2024, 11:39 AM
18 hrs ago

Are you getting your “A” rating from somewhere else, or is it just an out of date 538 rating?

Fiendish Thingy

(17,774 posts)
4. If you examine 538's current ratings, a few tenths of a point is a significant difference between polls
Wed Oct 16, 2024, 11:50 AM
18 hrs ago

Also, it’s important to note how many polls the rating is based on.

For some of the red wave polls, they only have a handful of polls as a record to derive a rating from.

YouGov, of course, has a more extensive record.

I just think it’s important to use up to date terminology, not ratings from two years ago.

DemocratSinceBirth

(100,003 posts)
6. There are 280 polls in the 538 database.
Wed Oct 16, 2024, 12:24 PM
17 hrs ago

It's rated 4th. 4 divided by 280 =1.4. If you are better than 98.6 of your peers you get an A.

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