Qriously

[pragmaticidealist]

No idea who they are but they have the following (dubious looking) figures:

Labour - 41.3%
Conservatives - 38.5%
Lib Dems - 6%
SNP - 3.8%
UKIP - 3%

www.wired.co.uk/article/election-polls-labour-conservative-winner

[Devil Wincarnate]

That again feels like woo. And their claim to have predicted the Turkish referendum and the Dutch one- most of us could have done that!

They don't appear to have done any other polls here.

[yellowperil]

I wouldn't trust any poll based on smart phones alone,not least because I do not possess one and am determined so to remain. Luddites of the world unite.

[Robert Waller]

My old Mum used to say, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything.

Therefore this is my opinion of this 'poll':






And, by the way, that is also my opinion of the Yougov individual seat tracker.



(I wonder on a daily basis how much of this forum would exist if my old M's dictum were heeded)

[The Bishop]

Jun 8, 2017 6:44:04 GMT Devil Wincarnate said:

That again feels like woo. And their claim to have predicted the Turkish referendum and the Dutch one- most of us could have done that!

They don't appear to have done any other polls here.

They claimed to have called our EU referendum right, I think? Which probably doesn't mean anything even if true, but still.

[greatkingrat]

Here is their EU referendum poll (which was actually an exit poll)

www.qriously.com/blog/qriously-exclusive-day-eu-referendum-poll-leave-leading-56-vs-44-remain/

[The Bishop]

Ah right, so one of the relatively few surveys to *over*state leave. Again not sure what, if anything, should be drawn from that.

[Devil Wincarnate]

Jun 8, 2017 10:04:24 GMT The Bishop said:

Jun 8, 2017 6:44:04 GMT Devil Wincarnate said:

That again feels like woo. And their claim to have predicted the Turkish referendum and the Dutch one- most of us could have done that!

They don't appear to have done any other polls here.

They claimed to have called our EU referendum right, I think? Which probably doesn't mean anything even if true, but still.

No sign of their work on Clinton v Trump!

[Devil Wincarnate]

Martin Belam in the Graun live blog has explained that this is definite flim-flam. They basically buy ad space on apps and put in a survey question.

He implies it's an exercise in selling their advertising services.

[finsobruce]

Jun 8, 2017 12:32:00 GMT Devil Wincarnate said:

Martin Belam in the Graun live blog has explained that this is definite flim-flam. They basically buy ad space on apps and put in a survey question.

He implies it's an exercise in selling their advertising services.

Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs!

[The Bishop]

This "flim-flam" still got closer to the result than certain "respected" pollsters.

Also to be noted in passing that they did a previous survey about a month ago, which gave a big Tory lead just as everyone else did then.

[curiousliberal]

Jun 9, 2017 10:09:01 GMT The Bishop said:

This "flim-flam" still got closer to the result than certain "respected" pollsters.

Also to be noted in passing that they did a previous survey about a month ago, which gave a big Tory lead just as everyone else did then.

Might some competition from outside the British Polling Council encourage our traditional pollsters of choice to get their acts together?

[Jack]

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Dec 11, 2019 15:10:17 GMT Jack said:

Qriously has been around for a couple of years, but has not covered itself with glory...