An organization acknowledged Monday that it produced fake polls as part of a “short-term social experiment.” At least one news outlet, some online polling aggregators, and a political candidate shared the fabricated data masquerading as legitimate survey results. The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), the leading association of public opinion and survey research […]
On behalf of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), we write to express deep concern regarding the removal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Erika McEntarfer, in response to the recent downward revisions in job numbers for May and June. In a robust and transparent statistical system, corrections are […]
The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) expresses grave concern about the recent removal of federal statistical data and documentation from publicly available websites and portals. Public access to these datasets is essential for scientific research, informed policy decisions, the public good, and is fundamental to America’s economic competitiveness and market efficiency. The data and […]