Arbitron's sampling methodology is FAR more importantthanMrorMrsDePetro's misdeeds

[Dan Billings]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don A" <donald_astelle@yahoo.com>
To: "Dan Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>; "BRI+" 
<boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: Arbitron's sampling methodology is FAR more 
importantthanMrorMrsDePetro's misdeeds

> It wasn't exit polling that predicted John Kerry...it was pre-voting 
> polls.

Not true:

The sampling errors gave a boost to Kerry, who led in all six releases of 
national exit poll results issued on Election Day by the National Election 
Pool (NEP), the consortium of the major TV networks and the Associated Press 
that sponsored the massive survey project.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64906-2004Nov20.html