Learn about polling at webinar on Jan. 15

The American Association for Public Opinion Research is holding a free webinar on election polling on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the National Press Club.

The webinar will be held at 11 a.m. and is free to Club members.

AAPOR is a professional association that promotes best practices and integrity in conducting, analyzing and reporting public opinion research.

To register for the webinar, click here. 

Topics to be covered include AAPOR’s 2016 election evaluation, best practices for covering primary and general election polls, potential pitfalls ahead of primary season, margins of error, and what to look for when analyzing the results.

Here are the speakers:

Courtney Kennedy is director of survey research at Pew Research Center. In this role, she serves as the chief survey methodologist for the Center, providing guidance on all of its research and leading its methodology work. Recently, she chaired AAPOR’s Evaluation of 2016 U.S. Election Polls. 

Emily Guskin is the polling analyst at The Washington Post, specializing in public opinion about politics, election campaigns and public policy. The polling team works alongside reporters throughout the newsroom and conducts polls at the national and local levels.