A polling firm has been commissioned by the New York Times to assess public opinion about the performance of FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. What should the firm do first?
a. determine the population
b. determine the method of poll selection
c. contact respondents
d. select the sample
Answer: a
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a. guidelines for responding to the migration crisis in 2015/16 b. guidelines for business to prepare for the effects of climate change c. guidelines for business to respond to the conflicts on the EU borders d. guidelines for competitiveness, growth, more and better jobs
While rating a project, the major rating firms analyze all the following factors EXCEPT ________
A. the local economy B. debt already incurred C. the interest rates D. financial condition of the government
What did British Defense Ministry civil servant Clive Ponting deliver to a member of the British Parliament in the mid-1980s?
a) A 47-volume, 7,000 page analysis of British troop movements in the 1982 war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands b) A politically charged note from the Real IRA, which included instructions for making a homemade bomb c) A report from a Northern Ireland village detailing countless British atrocities against Irish Catholic citizens d) Documents relating to the sinking of the Belgrano during the 1982 war with Argentina over the Falkland Islands
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 provided national government aid to local school districts in order to improve the education of
A) legally segregated public schools. B) foreign students. C) functionally illiterate adults. D) economically disadvantaged children. E) students with disabilities.