POS 2041 FINAL EXAM REVIEW ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Who is George Gallup? founder of modern day polling
WHEN WAS THE GALLUP POLLING ORGINZATION 1935
FOUNDED?
ONCE A CANDIDATE/POLITICAL GROUP/ NEWS DESIGNING THE SURVEY
ORGANIZATION DECIDES TO CONDUCT A POLL, THEY
MUST CONSIDER WHAT QUESTIONS THEY WANT TO BE
ANSWERED AND THE CAREFULLY CONSIDER HOW
THEY WANT TO CONSTRUCT THOSE QUESTIONS
BECAUSE THAT WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON HOW
RESPONDENTS ANSWER THEM
What are push polls? polls taken for the purpose of providing information on an opponent that would
lead respondents to vote against that candidate
, ONCE THE QUESTINS HAVE BEEN DECIED ON, SELECTING THE SAMPLE
POLLSTERES MUST DETERMINE THE POPULATION, OR
THE ENTIRE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHOSE ATTITUDES A
RESEARCHERSWISHES TO MEASURE
POLLSTERS THEN TAKE A ______________ OF THAT SAMPLE
POPULATION TO ACTUALLY SURVEY
random sampling a method of poll selection that gives each person in a group the same chance of
being selected
stratified sampling a variation of random sampling; the population is divided into subgroups and
weighted based on demographic characteristics of the national population
WHAT IS THE THIRD STEP IN THE CONDUCTING AND Contacting the Respondents
ANALYZING PUBLIC OPINION POLLS PROCESS?
What is the most modern way polls are conducted? Phone interviews
tracking polls continuous surveys that enable a campaign or news organization to chart a
candidate's daily rise or fall in support
random digit dialing survey a computer randomly selects telephone numbers for dialing
exit polls Polls conducted as voters leave selected polling places on Election Day.
internet polls can be ____ unscientific when they allow anyone to weigh in on a topic because they produce
results that are largely inconclusive
sampling error failure to sample all elements of a population
reveals implications of the data for public policy and analyzing the data
political campaigns, special attention is paid to
subgroups within the data, results are the reposted by the
media, university research centers , campaign etc.
what is the margin of error when it comes to surveys? 3-5%
social conservative one who believes that the government should support and further traditional
moral teachings
ANSWERS
Who is George Gallup? founder of modern day polling
WHEN WAS THE GALLUP POLLING ORGINZATION 1935
FOUNDED?
ONCE A CANDIDATE/POLITICAL GROUP/ NEWS DESIGNING THE SURVEY
ORGANIZATION DECIDES TO CONDUCT A POLL, THEY
MUST CONSIDER WHAT QUESTIONS THEY WANT TO BE
ANSWERED AND THE CAREFULLY CONSIDER HOW
THEY WANT TO CONSTRUCT THOSE QUESTIONS
BECAUSE THAT WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON HOW
RESPONDENTS ANSWER THEM
What are push polls? polls taken for the purpose of providing information on an opponent that would
lead respondents to vote against that candidate
, ONCE THE QUESTINS HAVE BEEN DECIED ON, SELECTING THE SAMPLE
POLLSTERES MUST DETERMINE THE POPULATION, OR
THE ENTIRE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHOSE ATTITUDES A
RESEARCHERSWISHES TO MEASURE
POLLSTERS THEN TAKE A ______________ OF THAT SAMPLE
POPULATION TO ACTUALLY SURVEY
random sampling a method of poll selection that gives each person in a group the same chance of
being selected
stratified sampling a variation of random sampling; the population is divided into subgroups and
weighted based on demographic characteristics of the national population
WHAT IS THE THIRD STEP IN THE CONDUCTING AND Contacting the Respondents
ANALYZING PUBLIC OPINION POLLS PROCESS?
What is the most modern way polls are conducted? Phone interviews
tracking polls continuous surveys that enable a campaign or news organization to chart a
candidate's daily rise or fall in support
random digit dialing survey a computer randomly selects telephone numbers for dialing
exit polls Polls conducted as voters leave selected polling places on Election Day.
internet polls can be ____ unscientific when they allow anyone to weigh in on a topic because they produce
results that are largely inconclusive
sampling error failure to sample all elements of a population
reveals implications of the data for public policy and analyzing the data
political campaigns, special attention is paid to
subgroups within the data, results are the reposted by the
media, university research centers , campaign etc.
what is the margin of error when it comes to surveys? 3-5%
social conservative one who believes that the government should support and further traditional
moral teachings
