US election pollsters weren't (very) wrong – statistically speaking
Media open season on prediction number crunchers The media have spoken and they are unimpressed: the polls - this time the US presidential polls - got it woefully wrong, and therefore burn the witch! Or in the absence of witches, let's set fire to Nate Silver, who until around 2am (GMT) on November 9 was the doyen of US polling and go-to person for all US forecasts."