2016 was an important year for politics. Two world-changing events happened: EU referendum (or Brexit) and the US presidential election. The results of both events came as a surprise to nearly everyone who had been following the opinion polling closely. It is believed that selection bias played a role in influencing the results. This episode will cover the concept of bias in statistics.

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