Opinion

Why did the polls get it so wrong, again?

Jenna Price
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:00am, first published November 6 2020 - 4:30am
Pollsters have done a shocking job of explaining why they don't get things right all the time. But dig a little deeper, and it's actually quite impressive they're able to get it right as often as they do. Picture: Getty Images
Pollsters have done a shocking job of explaining why they don't get things right all the time. But dig a little deeper, and it's actually quite impressive they're able to get it right as often as they do. Picture: Getty Images

Learning how to poll is hellish.

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Jenna Price

Jenna Price is a Canberra Times columnist and a visiting fellow at the Australian National University.

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