You want to conduct a survey to understand how students at your school will vote in an upcoming election. How would you conduct your poll to ensure the highest degree of confidence and accuracy in your results?

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response will:
1, Note the importance of polling methods and explain one method such as probability sampling that can be used to accurately survey how all students will vote.
2, Discuss how other issues with polling might be considered, such as the phrasing of questions or the how the poll will be conducted (e.g., telephones or in-person).

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