George Gallup Was So Confident About His Polling Methodology That

question 55

Multiple Choice

George Gallup was so confident about his polling methodology that he

• A)offered his first-born child if he was incorrect about the winner of the 1936 election.
• B)had a money-back guarantee if his results were not closer than those of the Literary Digest.
• C)claimed he would retire if he was wrong about election results by more than a 5-point margin.
• D)wrote several books about using public opinion polling in politics.
• E)offered $10,000 to any pollster who could come closer than him.

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