AP U.S. Government and Politics / Unit 4: American Political Ideologies and Beliefs
4.6 Evaluating Public Opinion Data
Notes
Check who was sampled, how questions were worded, sample size, timing and who paid for the poll.
- Polls can influence voters (bandwagon effect) and campaigns.
Practice
"Do you support the reckless tax plan?" is an example of:
Loaded words.
Voters backing a candidate because they seem to be winning is the:
Following the crowd.
A self-selected online poll is unreliable because:
Voluntary response bias.
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