Which of the following is true of polling in the United States?
a. State-specific polls are more accurate than if the state numbers are derived from national polls.
b. Polls with a large sample size are accurate even if the order of candidates in the poll is unchanged.
c. Any group of people can be taken as an indicator of the entire population for national polling.
d. All the major pollsters in the United States weigh the results of campaign polls as per party identification.
Answer: A
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