Margin of error
Type: Idea
As of November 2026, Margin of error has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Daily Show (Nov 2026). Used to lampoon how polls are presented and to question their reliability (speaker mocks small-print margins).
The margin of error is a statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in the results of a survey. The larger the margin of error, the less confidence one should have that a poll result would reflect the result of a simultaneous census of the entire population. The margin of error will be positive whenever a population is incompletely sampled and the outcome measure has positive variance, which is to say, whenever the measure varies.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2026 on The Daily Show |
| Field | Statistics / Polling |
Who talks about Margin of error on podcasts?
Margin of error came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2026 on The Daily Show.
What is Margin of error mentioned alongside?
Margin of error is most often mentioned alongside Big Pharma and Polling.
Mentioned together: Big Pharma, Polling
Themes
Groups of names that keep coming up together in the conversations that mention Margin of error.
- Donald Trump and John Stewart: Donald Trump, John Stewart, Texas, Elon Musk, MAGA, J.D. Vance
- Republican Party and Ohio: Republican Party, Ohio, Alaska, South Carolina, Lincoln Memorial, Ron DeSantis
- Iraq and Lindsey Graham: Iraq, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Jordan Klepper, Maine
- Democratic Party and 2026 United States midterm elections: Democratic Party, 2026 United States midterm elections, Blue Wave, Polling, Haley Stevens
- Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers: Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers, Reflecting Pool, Anthony Constantino, Kansas
- Vivek Ramaswamy and Donald Trump Jr.: Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump Jr., Ken Paxton, Kalshi
Most often together
- New York, New York and Elon Musk: together in one episode that mention Margin of error
- Donald Trump and Washington: together in one episode that mention Margin of error
- New York, New York and Washington: together in one episode that mention Margin of error
- Ohio and South Carolina: together in one episode that mention Margin of error
- Texas and John Stewart: together in one episode that mention Margin of error
- Washington and Israel: together in one episode that mention Margin of error
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