The portion of the population selected to participate in a poll is known as the ______.

a. population
b. public
c. focus group
d. deliberative group
e. sample


e. sample

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Historical-comparative researchers may examine and integrate data from both the micro and macro levels

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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________ is an unintended influence of the questioner on respondents during in-person interviews

a. question bias b. the margin of error c. interviewer bias d. self-selection

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The practice of featuring sensationalism, comics, and scandal to sell newspapers in the nineteenth century was referred to as __________

a. yellow journalism b. tabloidism c. red baiting d. narrowcasting

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Suppose a study showed that voter turnout in Country X had

been steadily rising over the past decade, and a separate study showed that the president's job approval rating was also steadily rising during that period. This would provide evidence to support which type of explanation? a. Constructivist b. Ideational c. Institutional d. Rational-material

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