Why most polls on a no-fly zone over Ukraine are a no-go (so far) | No. 187 – March 13, 2022

Polls are the result of a complex data-generating process that can be influenced by randomness, unpredictable biases, and, yes flaws in human judgment

One of the reasons empirical journalism is useful when studying people and society is that data offer us an objective barometer with which to measure some phenomenon or — to use the social science jargon — “quantity of interest.”

At least, that’s what data are supposed to do. But it is worth constantly reminding yourself that not all data are created eq…