In our second episode of Cross Tabs, Paul Soldera and Farrah Bostic answer listener questions about how questions are formed, why scales work (or don't work) the way they do, what weighting is, why you would want to "oversample" or use quotas in your sample, and what kinds of differences emerge when you're talking to people on the phone, answering a survey online, or letting someone in to check out what's under your sink. Don't forget to hit subscribe in whatever app this is!Here are all the ways to keep in touch:<ul><li>Subscribe to our newsletter on our website, <a href="CrossTabsPodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CrossTabsPodcast.com</a></li><li>Follow Farrah on instagram and threads at @farrahbostic</li><li>Or follow Farrah for updates on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/farrahbostic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/farrahbostic/</a></li></ul> No punditry. No predictions. Just the polls and how to make sense of them. <hr>

In our second episode of Cross Tabs, Paul Soldera and Farrah Bostic answer listener questions about how questions are formed, why scales work (or don't work) the way they do, what weighting is, why you would want to "oversample" or use quotas in your sample, and what kinds of differences emerge when you're talking to people on the phone, answering a survey online, or letting someone in to check out what's under your sink. Don't forget to hit subscribe in whatever app this is! Here are all the ways to keep in touch:Subscribe to our newsletter on our website, CrossTabsPodcast.comFollow Farrah on instagram and threads at @farrahbosticOr follow Farrah for updates on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farrahbostic/ No punditry. No predictions. Just the polls and how to make sense of them.

In our second episode of Cross Tabs, Paul Soldera and Farrah Bostic answer listener questions about how questions are formed, why scales work (or don't work) the way they do, what weighting is, why you would want to "oversample" or use quotas in your sample, and what kinds of differences emerge when you're talking to people on the phone, answering a survey online, or letting someone in to check out what's under your sink. Don't forget to hit subscribe in whatever app this is!Here are all the ways to keep in touch:<ul><li>Subscribe to our newsletter on our website, <a href="CrossTabsPodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">CrossTabsPodcast.com</a></li><li>Follow Farrah on instagram and threads at @farrahbostic</li><li>Or follow Farrah for updates on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/farrahbostic/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/farrahbostic/</a></li></ul> No punditry. No predictions. Just the polls and how to make sense of them.

2: Weights and Measures

Our world is governed by numbers — surveys, polling, algorithms, and data. 

On Cross Tabs, we bring you the stories behind these numbers. This podcast is your introduction to the people, perspectives, and agendas that shape our reality, and call it “public opinion”.

We invite experts to discuss pressing issues and walk us through their methods. You’ll hear about the issues that matter from some of the brightest thinkers in policy and politics, tech and business.

Join us and you’ll learn about how polling works — or doesn’t work — and how research can be manipulated to advance a political agenda. Discover the history of topics in the news and hear insights on culture and society. 

And learn what’s really at risk in the race to influence and optimize, well, everything.

The show is hosted by Farrah Bostic, founder of The Difference Engine, where she works as a qualitative researcher and strategist working outside The Beltway to understand what drives business leaders, experts, and people like you so we can all make better decisions.

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Our world is governed by numbers — surveys, polling, algorithms, and data. On Cross Tabs, we bring you the stories behind these numbers. This podcast is your introduction to the people, perspectives, and agendas that shape our reality, and call it “public opinion”. We invite experts to discuss pressing issues and walk us through their methods. You’ll hear about the issues that matter from some of the brightest thinkers in policy and politics, tech and business. Join us and you’ll learn about how polling works — or doesn’t work — and how research can be manipulated to advance a political agenda. Discover the history of topics in the news and hear insights on culture and society. And learn what’s really at risk in the race to influence and optimize, well, everything. The show is hosted by Farrah Bostic, founder of The Difference Engine, where she works as a qualitative researcher and strategist working outside The Beltway to understand what drives business leaders, experts, and people like you so we can all make better decisions.

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