Merdeka Centre hits back at polling critics

Chan Kok Leong Updated 2 years ago · Published on 26 Apr 2021 5:31PM · 1 Comments

The Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research has tried to counter online criticism of its recent popularity poll on Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, which was favourable despite mounting criticism of his administration. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 26, 2021.

SOCIAL media surveys are not representative of voters, because Twitter users in Malaysia are limited in number, said the Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research.

“Comparisons with social media driven online surveys may result in misleading conclusions due to the difficulty in controlling self-selection bias, which means certain groups of people may be motivated to respond compared to others.