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Pollsters struggle to explain failures of US presidential forecasts

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Most surveys did not predict Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton.

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Skibba, R. Pollsters struggle to explain failures of US presidential forecasts. Nature 539, 339 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2016.20968

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