The Authors Conclude That,in General,the Accuracy of Election Polls Is

question 14

Multiple Choice

The authors conclude that,in general,the accuracy of election polls is ______.

• A) quite good
• B) fair
• C) good in some years but very poor in other years
• D) generally poor
• E) not able to be determined

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A strategy for judging how frequently something happens—or how common it is—based on how easily examples of it come to mind.

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that simplify decision-making processes, often utilized when facing complex problems or incomplete information.

Faulty Distributor

A defective component of an ignition system in an internal combustion engine that can lead to performance issues.

Hierarchical

Pertains to a system organized in a ranked order or levels, each level subordinate to the one above it.