Which of the Following Is True About Public Opinion Polling

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about public opinion polling?

• A) Polls are the most relied-upon method of measuring public opinion.
• B) Polls can be erroneous at times.
• C) Most large news organizations have their own in-house polls.
• D) The Gallup pollsters have correctly predicted the winner of presidential elections most of the time since 1936.
• E) All of these answers are correct.

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