When the Media Focus on the Relative Standing of Candidates

question 72

Multiple Choice

When the media focus on the relative standing of candidates rather than their policy proposals, they are engaged in:

• A) horse race coverage.
• B) attack journalism.
• C) soft news.
• D) hard news.
• E) filtering.

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Definitions:

Forecast Error

The difference between the actual demand and the forecasted demand, indicating the accuracy of forecasts.

Bias

A tendency to lean in a certain direction, either in favor of or against a particular thing, person, or group compared with another, often in a way considered to be unfair.

Forecast Method

Techniques used to predict future aspects of a business or operation, such as sales, trends, or consumer demand, based on historical and current data.

Exponential Smoothing

A time series forecasting method for univariate data that involves using weighted averages of past observations, with the weights decreasing exponentially as the observations get older.