The Poynter Institute offers a free online course on understanding and interpreting polls.Journalists are bombarded with data from polls, especially when election season approaches. Are you confident you can tell the legitimate numbers from the sloppy surveys? How effectively can you evaluate the polling methods? Do you know when nine out of 10 isn't really nine out of 10?
In this course, you'll learn to dig into the survey data and see how the numbers measure up. You will gain a better understanding of how polls are conducted, what to look for in the methodology and how to determine the legitimacy of a poll.
