Public Opinion and Polling Methods | Answer Key

University:
Miami Dade College
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POS2112 | State and Local Government in America
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2021
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A stack to practice the terms of Chapter 11. Term Public opinion Focus groups Random selection Definition the sum of individual attitudes about government, policies, and issues a small group of individuals assembled for a conversation about specific issues a representative poll of randomly selected respondents with a statistically significant sample size, using neutral language a subgroup of individuals from a larger population used to measure public opinion a method of choosing all poll respondents in a way that does not over-or under represent any group of the population Representative sample a sample that reflects the demographics of the population Scientific poll Sample Weighting Sampling error Mass survey Entrance survey Exit poll Benchmark poll Tracking poll Random digit dialing Question order Question wording a procedure in which the survey is adjusted according to the demographics of the larger population the margin of error in a poll, which is usually calculated to around plus or minus three percent points a survey designed to measure the opinions of the population, usually consisting of 1,500 responses a poll conducted of people coming to the event a survey conducted outside of a polling place in which individuals are asked who or what they just voted for and why a survey taken at the beginning of a political campaign in order to gauge support for a candidate and determine which issues are important to voters a survey determining the level of support for a candidate or an issue throughout a campaign the use of telephone numbers randomly generated by computer to select potential survey respondents the sequencing of questions in public opinion polls the phrasing of a question in a public opinion poll