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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2022 · 23 MIN

Is the Big Quit a Good Thing?

from Poll Hub · host Lee Miringoff, Barbara Carvalho, Jay DeDapper

CNN made a mistake recently when reporting on their own poll. But, before they could correct it (which they quickly did), Fox picked it up and reported the error as actual results. This situation doesn't help the credibility of news organizations or the polling industry. And it wasn't even the poll's fault!Then, Mark Muro, a Senior Fellow at Brookings Metro, joins to discuss his research on how the Great Resignation may be helping not only workers, but the economy as a whole. It's the kind of counterintuitive look at data we love! Check out his article here: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2022/01/12/why-the-pandemics-record-breaking-quit-rates-are-a-boon-to-workers/ Follow Mark on Twitter: @MarkMuro1Finally, we look at a poll that is certainly out of the ordinary in both topic and sponsor! Sponsored by Cards Against Humanity, it asks about a Halloween...and Hollywood...favorite.About Poll HubEach week, Poll Hub goes behind the science to explain how polling works, what polls really show, and what the numbers really mean. Poll Hub is produced by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, home of America’s leading independent college public opinion poll, the Marist Poll.Lee Miringoff (Director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion), Barbara Carvalho (Director of the Marist Poll), and Jay DeDapper (Director of Innovation at the Marist Poll) dig deep to give you a look at the inner workings of polls and what they tell us about our world, our country, and ourselves.

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Poll watchers, beware. Though quickly corrected, CNN made an error reporting one of their polls, and it's an easy one to make. Then, the increase in Americans quitting during the pandemic may actually be helping the economy? Finally, who you gonna call? Our fun fact is surely one to haunt you!

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