Survey Statistics: Margin of Error

Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science 2026-01-13

Summary:

What is a poll’s margin of error ? Let’s narrow the discussion (and the margins of error themselves) to MRP with Bayesian inference and simplifying assumptions: Estimate E(Y) via E(E(Y | X, sample)) with MRP using two steps: MR: Fit … Continue reading

Link:

https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/01/13/survey-statistics-margin-of-error/

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Statistics and Visualization » Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

Tags:

bayesian

Authors:

shira

Date tagged:

01/13/2026, 20:23

Date published:

01/13/2026, 16:00