The Practice of Push Polling Involves

question 69

Multiple Choice

The practice of push polling involves

• A) polling services like Harris and Gallup attempting to sell their polling data to major news media organizations at higher prices during election seasons.
• B) the system of calling people during dinner and evening hours to ensure that as many people as possible will be home.
• C) the procedure of asking loaded questions in order to subtly shape the respondent's opinion.
• D) the effect of polls having to push politicians into adopting policy proposals they would not otherwise adopt.
• E) the system of repeatedly calling people in the sampling frame until they respond to the survey.

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