Why Are Straw Polls Statistically Unreliable

question 90

Multiple Choice

Why are straw polls statistically unreliable?

• A) Because respondents select themselves
• B) Because straws are used rather than random number generators
• C) Because they cost too much
• D) Because they are quota samples
• E) Because the questions may be leading

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Definitions:

Test Statistic

A standardized value derived from sample data during a hypothesis test that is used to make the decision about the null hypothesis.

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data that is used to evaluate the validity of a hypothesis.

Significance Level

The threshold at which a result is considered statistically significant, typically set at a p-value less than 0.05.

Sample Variance

A measure of variance calculated from a sample of data, representing the average of the squared differences from the mean.