What Name Is Given to a Type of Rolling Poll

question 36

Multiple Choice

What name is given to a type of rolling poll in which the pollster surveys a small new sample every night and averages those data with the results of the preceding two nights' surveys?

• A) survey poll
• B) running poll
• C) telephone poll
• D) tracking poll

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Definitions:

Mean Increases

A term used to describe the situation where the average value of a dataset or distribution shows an upward trend.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used to measure the accuracy of the sample mean.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points collected from a population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Infinite Population

A hypothetical or actual population that is so large that it is considered limitless for practical statistical sampling purposes.