Pollsters Have to Be Concerned About Ideological Self-Identification in Polls

question 47

Multiple Choice

Pollsters have to be concerned about ideological self-identification in polls because

• A) many Americans do not know what liberalism and conservatism mean.
• B) many Americans do not feel the need to be ideologically consistent.
• C) some respondents will hide what they think to be socially unacceptable self-identifications.
• D) the desire to hide self-identifications might inflate responses of "don't know" or "moderate."
• E) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A calculated value from sample data used to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis in the context of a hypothesis test.

Normal Distribution

It is a probability distribution that features a symmetric alignment around the mean, emphasizing that data around the mean occur more than data at a distance.

Degrees of Freedom

The count of separate values or amounts that are capable of changing in an analysis while still respecting all limitations.

T-test

A statistical method employed to ascertain whether there's a notable disparity between the averages of two sets.