New publications
New publications
The guide's publication feed. The occasion for every entry is the preparation of a material in the guide itself. We do not reprint news, press releases or other people's poll results, and we do not publish rankings of our own. If a material is substantially updated — for example, when official statistics publications or the standards of professional research associations change — we add a new dated entry rather than quietly editing the old one. Each entry has a short description, a note on why the material may be useful to you, and topic tags. The tags make it easy to see whether a publication is about polls, ratings, statistics or official data. The full list of materials by date and topic is in the guide's archive.
The feed is short because every entry is a real piece of content. We don't add news just to update more often.
Questions and answers
About polls, ratings and reviews, and statistics — short answers to frequently asked questions.
Why it matters: A quick answer to a specific question without reading a long article.
Guide sections
A map of the guide: polls, ratings and reviews, averages and charts, official data.
Why it matters: Shows where to look for the answer to your question.
How to read ratings and polls (in Russian)
A note at the old address: six questions to ask of any ranking, and why 1,000 respondents means about ±3 points.
Why it matters: A short cheat sheet that is handy to keep nearby.
How to check a number from the news or an advert: step by step
Eight steps with hypothetical examples and a checklist: original source, commissioner, wording, sample and margin of error, percentages, median, charts, causation.
Why it matters: Helps you work out in a few minutes what a number is really telling you.
Reading lists
Reading paths: getting started, before you buy, numbers in the news.
Why it matters: Saves time: you read only what you need for your situation.
Reference
A glossary: sampling and polls, descriptive statistics, charts and data presentation.
Why it matters: Brings together in one place the terms you meet in the news and in reports.
Related sections
- Reading lists
Reading paths: getting started, before you buy, numbers in the news.
- Reference
A glossary: sampling and polls, descriptive statistics, charts and data.
- Archive
All materials by date and topic, plus a note on the domain's former addresses.
Sources
- Zasobyanina guide materials
Information is current as of the preparation date. Research methods, official statistics releases and the standards of professional associations change over time, so always check the latest data in the original sources.