The Practice of Push Polling Involves

question 54

Multiple Choice

The practice of push polling involves

• A)polling services attempting to sell their polling data to major news media organizations at higher prices during election seasons.
• B)the procedure of asking loaded questions in order to subtly shape the respondent's opinion.
• C)the effect of polls having to push politicians into adopting policy proposals they would not otherwise adopt.
• D)the system of repeatedly calling people in the sampling frame until they respond to the survey.

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