Who is considered the founder of modern-day polling?
a. George Gallup
b. Alfred M. Landon
c. Walter Lippmann
d. John Zogby
a
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A survey sample should represent all elements of a population __________ their population percentages
a. in exact proportion to b. in rough proportion to c. in inverse proportion to d. in primary proportion to e. in secondary proportion to
An example of a labor organization that is active in Texas is the
A) Communication Workers of America. B) League of United Latin American Citizens. C) Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association. D) Texas Health Care Association.
In their book The Rational Public, Page and Shapiro studied public opinion by reviewing decades of poll data. Which of the following is NOT one of the findings of their study?
a. Over the long haul, pubic opinion on many issues remains fairly stable. b. When public opinion does change, it moves in logical directions. c. Public opinion generally reflects a lackluster or lazy attitude among many voters. d. Decades of poll data show a pattern of sensibility and rationality on the part of public opinion. e. Public opinion tends to form meaningful patterns consistent with a set of underlying beliefs and values.