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2011 New York 9th CD Special Election Pollster Ratings

The following table lists the accuracy of pollsters in the September 13, 2011 special election for the New York 9th Congressional District using the measure of polling accuracy proposed by Martin, Traugott, and Kennedy.  

NY 9th CD
Turner Weprin Odds
Ratio
Accuracy
Magellan 44.6% 40.4% 1.00 0.00
Siena 50% 44% 1.02 0.02
PPP 47% 41% 1.03 0.03
Actual 51.7% 46.6%

 

The accuracy measures for the three surveys are within the 95% confidence interval.

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