Talk:Opinion polling for the 2023 Slovak parliamentary election/Archive 1

Should the line for Smer-SD be split?
Between the sixth and seventh polls listed in the graph, Voice – Social Democracy (HLAS-SD) was formed as a split from Direction – Social Democracy (Smer-SD). Currently, there is a smooth curve between these two polls on the graph for Smer-SD, although it is clear that HLAS-SD siphoned off a significant amount of Smer-SD's support (which dropped from 19% to 11%). Thus, I think that the graph should use two separate lines for Smer-SD to show this discontinuity. Any thoughts on this? If you agree with me, does anyone know how to do this technically? Thanks, Ezhao02 (talk) 19:06, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Basic rules
As I saw, with each poll there are several edits by various editors because there is no consensus on poll agencies and events. First of all, there are 5 agencies publishing their polls. Focus and AKO are the most cited polls which are registered in international marketing research associations. Usually, their polls are ordered by Markíza for Na telo (Focus) and by Hospodárske noviny (AKO). Median SK is not registered in international associations itself, however, it is operating on Czech licence, Czech Median is member of ESOMR and in Czech Republic their opinion polls are one of the most cited. Actly is also member of Slovak research association and their polls are usually published by RTVS. However, they started with opinion polls on political parties only in recent months and these polls are note cited by other major media. Polis is not member and its background is unknown for several years, however, their polls are published by last major television broadcaster - TV JOJ, however, not cited by other major media.

My suggestion is:
 * Use: AKO, Focus, Median SK;
 * No-use: Actly, Polis.

For major events, there was already short discussion between me and another editor. I agree not to use changes of leadership, mergers, dissolutions, splits and similar. However, government crisis is event which might lead to early election and public opinion is changing rapidly - in this case, increase of Sme rodina, decrease of SaS which was increasing for several months, another decrease of PM party. Therefore, I suggest to label at least start and end of government crisis. Resignations are not needed anymore - crisis ended with new government which satisfied two conditions given on its start.

Madeinslovakia (talk) 18:48, 11 April 2021 (UTC)

Loss of data
I've just discovered this edit in late August 2021 which merged the table of percentages with the table of seats. This is not a bad idea in itself. But in the process, User:Igec133 chose to remove smaller parties as part of the "clean-up": SNS, DV, SPOLU and MV.

I strongly disagree that we should remove data related to smaller parties. This is not noise. Minor parties may rise in the polls, which in retrospect would make past data meaningful. They may have been historically important. Also, analysts may be interested in transfers between parties, be they major or minor.

Below is the table as it was before the loss of data. Kahlores (talk) 23:50, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Polis
why do you reversed my edits? Braganza (talk) 22:08, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Full table, updated
transcluded from: User:Kahlores/sandbox/Slovakia


 * @User:Kahlores you should update it