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Suffolk University

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Polls scored
62
Mean error
4.8 pt
Signed bias
D+1.53
Aggregation weight
1.05

Pollster vs prediction market

From 255 race-polls · 10 matched markets
Pre-poll P(D) (avg)
95.2%
Market price the day before each poll dropped
Post-poll market shift
0.0 pt
Average move within 24h of release (D+ = market moved toward D)
Market alignment
+18.1 pt
Net direction markets moved toward Suffolk University's read
Composite quality score
0–100 · weighted of 5 measured components
56
of 100 · tier · moderate

Moderate quality. Worth checking individual signals before relying on this pollster's headline.

Aggregator weight53
Verification rate29
Sample size median53
Citation rate69
Outlier rate (inv.)not yet measured
Rater alignment94
Pollster vs editorial consensus
aligned

Across 63 graded races, Suffolk University's released topline differed from the median editorial-rater consensus by an average of +0.8pp. That's well-aligned with the consensus — useful as a sanity check, less useful as a contrarian signal.

Mean delta
+0.8pp
Median delta
+0.0pp
Std-dev
5.0pp
N graded
63
Recent activity
Total all time
255
Last 30d
8
Last 90d
14
Last 180d
14

Last poll 6/15/2026 (21d ago)· status active

Per-cycle debrief appearances
CycleRankPollsMAESigned bias
2024#6 / 2632.01 ptD+2.01 pp
2022#6 / 3641.85 ptR+0.98 pp
2018#5 / 2542.80 ptR+1.04 pp
2014#8 / 2133.87 ptR+0.72 pp
2010#20 / 2147.14 ptD+4.69 pp
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