Which of the Following Is True

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A) Telephone polling began to predominate over in-person polling in the 1940s.
• B) Telephone polling remains a popular option even though it is more expensive and takes more time than in-person polling.
• C) With the pervasiveness of telemarketing, people have now grown accustomed to being solicited over the telephone and respond well to telephone polling.
• D) Those conducting telephone polls have designed technological improvements that allow them to bypass caller ID and other forms of call screening.
• E) Cell phone numbers are not included in random digit dialing programs or listed in telephone directories, limiting the ability of telephone polls to reach many people.

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