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Discover LudwigThe phrase "average of the polls" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the collective results or trends from multiple opinion polls, often in the context of elections or public opinion.
Example: "The average of the polls indicates that the candidate is gaining support among undecided voters."
Alternatives: "polling average" or "mean of the polls".
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The simplest and best defense against this is merely to take the average of the polls.
I've taken an average of the polls, with one slight wrinkle.
The macroscopic solution, of course, is to take an average of the polls, as the FiveThirtyEight forecast does.
Initially, he made predictions about the electoral winners simply by taking an average of the polls after weighting them according to past accuracy.
Would you rather take the average of the polls from the previous two weeks or average every poll from the previous two months?
The folks at Real Clear Politics create a running average of the polls, a sort of mock horse race based on the photos we've seen.
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However, since the Ipsos poll has been reasonably volatile, the better approach might simply be to compare the five-point lead that Mr. Obama had in the poll's post-debate interviews against the medium-term average of the poll.
The average of those polls after the first debate had Obama ahead by an average by just 0.1pt.
Murphy leads by double digits in an average of the latest polls, but not in all of the latest polls.
Rather than focus on any one poll, pay attention to the average of all the polls.
The average of the current polls would still see a clear Coalition victory.
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