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Congress questions credibility of poll surveys.

NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday questioned the credibility of election surveys that have flooded the public domain ahead of year-end assembly polls, saying their varied results have created doubts about their methodology.

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AICC spokesman Sandeep Dikshit said, "Surveys are a fairly exact science. There could be marginal differences in the findings of the various surveys but not the kind of mismatch being noticed. He added, "The credibility of these surveys as such is an issue."

The attack comes in the backdrop of surveys that have given varied findings in the poll-bound states but are unanimous in stating that Congress is on the slide and BJP is on the upswing.

"I am not in favour of any ban... I am raising a question. Highly independent survey companies, supposedly having integrity and reputation, are getting different results through survey of the same sample sets," Dikshit said, adding that such a big margin of difference between surveys was not possible.

Dikshit questioned the methodology, saying that large sample surveys of the same population should not show different results. "Is serious work not being done or are real results not being put out. It is a matter of concern. It does influence public opinion," he said.

source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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