Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The invisible primary is the first step for a candidate in his or her run for the presidency.
2. Compared with other industrialized nations, the United States ranks near the top in voter participation.
3. Women are generally more conservative than men.
4. The portion of the population selected to participate in a poll is known as the weighting bias.
5. The relationship between sample size and sampling error is the larger the sample, the smaller the sampling error will be.


1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. True

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