Which Statement Explains How Nate Silver Was Able to Predict

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which statement explains how Nate Silver was able to predict an Obama win in 2012 more confidently than many pollsters?

• A)His poll asked clearer,more useful questions than other polls did.
• B)He carefully aggregated polls,taking swing state trends into account.
• C)He polled a more representative sample of voters than other pollsters did.
• D)He knew that the electorate was more liberal than most polls at the time were suggesting.

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