Dr. David Redlawsk will explain how to understand poll data
Dr. David Redlawsk, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest polling, will be the guest speaker at the Thurs., Sept. 19, meeting of Hillsborough Democratic Community Club.
Dr. Redlawsk is a professor of political science at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
A former member of the Hillsborough Township Committee, Dr. Redlawsk and his family were longtime residents here until leaving for an academic position at the University of Iowa in 1999. He returned to New Jersey in 2009 to direct the non-partisan Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, and now lives in East Brunswick.
Dr. Redlawsk’s topic will be “the role of polling and things people should know when they read the polls.”
The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Hillsborough Point Clubhouse at the intersection of Raider Boulevard and Render Drive, across from the Hillsborough Theater.
The event is sponsored by the Democratic Community Club and is open to the public, regardless of political affiliation.
”If you’ve ever wondered what all those numbers mean, including that confusing plus-or-minus margin-of-error range you always see after the result, this will be a perfect opportunity to find out,” says Aldo Martinez, vice president of the HDCC. “Dr. Redlawsk will be available to tell us how poll participants are selected, how the poll is conducted and how the results are interpreted.
A question-and-answer period will follow.
Dr. Redlawsk received his Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from Rutgers University. He also holds an M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University and a B.A. from Duke University. His research focuses on campaigns, elections, the role of information in voter decision-making and on emotional responses to campaign information.
He has received grants from the National Science Foundation to support his research, and he serves on the Board of American National Election Studies.
For information, call Mr. Martinez at 908-359-9898 or e-mail him at [email protected]. RSVP to Sonya Anne Martin, coordinator of the event, at [email protected]. For details, check out www.voteborodems.org.