Election 2016 Social Desirability Bias / Clinton Affirming: Benefiting from Bias Normally, Social Desirability Bias is associated with a negative bias – people claiming not to support something when they actually do or people claiming to not do something when they actually do. But, topics or people can also benefit. This […]
Congress Approval Rating, Social Desirability Bias
Election 2016 Social Desirability Bias / Republican Shaming: Congress Approval Rating The idea of individuals hiding their true voting intentions when responding in polls seems to have come to the forefront with Trump’s candidacy. In reality, however, similar things have occurred for the Republican Party before Trump even announced his candidacy. […]
Obama Approval Rating, Social Desirability Bias
Election 2016 Social Desirability Bias / Trump Shaming: Obama Approval Rating Social Desirability Bias influences politics in many ways. Though ‘Trump Shaming’ has received the most attention, this issue as it relates to politics is much larger. It directly impacts support for the different political parties, policies, and politicians to a […]
Summary: Social Desirability Bias, Election 2016
Election 2016 Social Desirability Bias / Overview: Summarized Findings The conditions are ripe for people to feel social pressure to vote a certain socially desirable way. Americans do not appear to be actually changing who they vote for, simply changing who they say they will vote for when in front of other […]
Problems with the Current Election Analysis: Summary
Election 2016 Problems with the Current Election Analysis: Summary Election analysis concerning the 2016 US Presidential race is truly awful. This series of posts will discuss this topic and of course how to improve upon it. There are many issues and problems with the current US presidential analysis. Highlighting some of […]
Conditions Ripe for Social Desirability Bias
Election 2016 Social Desirability Bias / Overview: Conditions Ripe for Social Desirability Bias Poll bias is alive and well. Different polls should show more or less similar results if there is no bias involved. If polls begin to vary considerably for an apparent inexplicable reason, more research is needed to understand why. […]
Counter Arguments
Election 2016 Intro: Counter Arguments and Potential Weaknesses As a general disclaimer, some weaknesses with the general analysis should be highlighted: 1. Media Bias and Social Desirability Bias – these go hand-in-hand when it comes to national political campaigns so if you disregard an inherent media bias that is weighted against […]
Republican Primaries, Social Desirability Bias
Election 2016 Social Desirability Bias / Trump Shaming: Republican Primaries The Republican primaries are a great case study for Social Desirability Bias. We have a considerable amount of data from multiple polls in multiple states for multiple candidates. Additionally, this data can be compared to actual results from the primaries. It turns […]