All of the Following Are True of Public Opinion Polls

question 136

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of public opinion polls EXCEPT

• A)for the most part, major pollling organizations have a good record of predicting the outcome of presidential races.
• B)knowing what makes a poll accurate is not as important as the results of the poll.
• C)polls based on random samples are the most valid.
• D)polling firms can weight the sample to correct for underrepresented groups.
• E)well-designed polls based on probability samples may result in 95 percent accuracy.

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Definitions:

Microtubules

Cytoplasmic tubular structures that are involved in various cellular processes including cell division and intracellular transport.

Spindle Fibers

Protein structures that form during cell division to separate chromosomes into the daughter cells.

Centrioles

Cylindrical structures found in animal cells that play a crucial role in cell division by helping to organize the mitotic spindle.

Anticodon

A sequence of three nucleotides in a tRNA molecule that pairs with a corresponding codon in mRNA during protein synthesis.