RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
These media sources are slight to moderately conservative in bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appeals to emotion or stereotypes) to favor conservative causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Right-Center sources.
- Overall, we rate co/efficient as Right-Center Biased based on polling that moderately favors the right. We also rate them as Mixed Factual pollsters based on a 0.7-star rating in predictive polling.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER (3.7)
Factual Reporting: MIXED (4.7)
Country: USA
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rating: MOSTLY FREE
Media Type: Organization/Foundation
Traffic/Popularity: Minimal Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY
History
co/efficient is a research and polling organization. According to their about page, “With over 30 years of experience in political, nonprofit, and corporate campaigns, the co/efficient team knows how to help your campaign evaluate any situation and execute on a strategy that is guided by accurate, fast, and affordable research and intelligence to ensure you are always using the right tool for the job.”
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Funded by / Ownership
co/efficient is a privately owned company. Revenue is generated through the sales of services.
Analysis / Bias
co/efficient conducts political research and polling on a wide range of topics, including elections. The website does not publish news. However, co/efficient also states that it provides research for mostly Republicans, such as Gregory Steube (R-FL)
FiveThirtyEight, an expert on measuring and rating pollster performance, has evaluated 20 polls by co/efficient, earning 0.7 stars for accuracy, indicating they are Mixed Factual by MBFC’s criteria. They also conclude that their polling moderately favors the Right with a score of -2.7, which equates to a Right-Center polling bias. In general, co/efficient is considered moderately accurate and demonstrates a right-leaning bias in polling.
Failed Fact Checks
- None in the Last 5 years
Overall, we rate co/efficient as Right-Center Biased based on polling that moderately favors the right. We also rate them as Mixed Factual pollsters based on a 0.7-star rating in predictive polling. (D. Van Zandt 05/07/2024) Updated (02/12/2025)
Source: https://coefficient.org/
Last Updated on February 12, 2025 by Media Bias Fact Check
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