Which of the Following Is NOT True Regarding Polling

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true regarding polling?

• A) Sampling bias is not generally a problem that plagues pollsters.
• B) A sample of 1,000 to 2,000 respondents can be very representative of the entire U.S. population.
• C) How the question is worded can lead a person to give significantly different answers.
• D) Few differences exist between those who choose to participate in polls and those who do not.
• E) A poll that showed Candidate A with 48 percent of the vote and Candidate B with 45 percent of the vote, with a sampling error of 3 percent, means that we can be 95 percent sure that Candidate A is leading.

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Definitions:

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