Bob Lederer RBDR

Did poor data use cripple Trump 2016? Google promotes girls’ careers in comp sci. (RBDR 10.24.2016)

Today on RBDR:

1) ThinkVine’s Matt Nitzberg presents his perspective on self-inflicted damage done to Donald Trump from his coolness towards the use of data to drive his election campaign.

2) Google established the “Made with Code” website in 2014 to address the less-than-1% of U.S. high school girls who express interest in majoring in computer science in college. Read the original article by clicking here.

RBDR is sponsored this week by 20/20 Research, helping you do better research.

20/20 Research provides the most comprehensive array of research services and technology, supporting at three facilities everything from face-to-face research to digital chats, online discussions and streaming interviews through innovative technology platforms. Plus, it is backed by some of the best, most experienced support in the research field.

Download the 20/20 white paper that presents best practices in online discussions – not your run of the mill new ideas, but those based on advanced analytic study of this research technique. Read it by clicking here.

No need to spend time “searching” for today’s RBDR video. Subscribe to receive a FREE, personal email as soon as the new RBDR is uploaded. Click here.

Bob Lederer RBDR

Divided FL election poll data. Consumers don’t understand personal data’s use. (RBDR 10.04.2016)

RFL Associate Editor Chris Clow is sitting in today for an under-the-weather Bob Lederer.

Today on RBDR:

1) What happened when one pollster shared their raw data about the Florida election with four other pollsters? They did not reach the same numerical and sometimes other conclusions.

2) The seriousness of consumer privacy concerns is turned upside down by a poll that shows 92% don’t understand how their data is used by businesses.

RBDR is sponsored by Nuance, offering multi-language verbatim coding services to quantify the meaning of open-ended answers. Read Nuance’s article on “Tips for Choosing A Coding Partner” by clicking here.

No need to spend time “searching” for today’s RBDR video. Subscribe to receive a FREE, personal email as soon as the new RBDR is uploaded. Click here.

Bob Lederer RBDR

The 1 essential question for correct Election 2016 polling. (RBDR 09.09.2016)

Today on RBDR: What is wrong with polling? There are lots of theories after a plethora of messy polling projections from around the world in recent years. Now, The Hill has published a solution for the U.S. presidential election polling from PollyVote.com’s Andreas Graefe. He says accurate polling comes down to asking and collecting the answers to one question: who does each respondent expect to win?

RBDR is sponsored by Decision Analyst, which is integrating analytics into its portfolio of research and consulting services.

You are invited to read Decision Analyst’s article titled “Comparing Segmentation Approaches,” authors by Elizabeth Horn and Wei Huang. Read it for yourself by clicking here.

No need to spend time “searching” for today’s RBDR video. Subscribe to receive a FREE, personal email as soon as the new RBDR is uploaded. Click here.

Bob Lederer RBDR

The issues for pollsters ahead of Decision 2016 with Public Mind’s Krista Jenkins. (RBDR 09.06.2016)

Today on RBDR: With Labor Day come and gone, the traditional U.S. presidential election campaign season is underway. We spoke with one of FiveThirtyEight‘s “A” rated polling services, PublicMind, and its Director Krista Jenkins, who is based at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

RBDR is sponsored by Decision Analyst, which is integration analytics into its portfolio of research and consulting services.

You are invited to read Decision Analyst’s article titled “Comparing Segmentation Approaches,” authors by Elizabeth Horn and Wei Huang. Read it by clicking here.

No need to spend time “searching” for today’s RBDR video. Subscribe to receive a FREE, personal email as soon as the new RBDR is uploaded. Click here.