Which of the Following Statements Best Defines a Straw Poll

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best defines a straw poll?

• A) A survey of the public's opinion on a particular topic at a particular moment
• B) In the context of opinion polling, a group of people selected to represent the population being studied
• C) A nonscientific poll in which there is no way to ensure that the opinions expressed are representative of the larger population
• D) In the context of opinion polling, a sample in which each person within the entire population being polled has an equal chance of being chosen
• E) In the context of opinion polling, the difference between what the sample results show and what the true results would have been had everybody in the relevant population been interviewed

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