Political Polls AP GOPO September 28, 2015. What is a poll? Public opinion polls - a device for measuring public opinion through a sample which is representative.

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Political Polls AP GOPO September 28, 2015

What is a poll? Public opinion polls - a device for measuring public opinion through a sample which is representative of the whole population Exit polls - public opinion surveys used by pollsters to predict electoral winners

History of Political Polls in U.S. George Gallup is called the father of the public opinion poll He created a way to sample the population. A sample is small portion of the population that serves as a representation he started a polling firm Gallup is synonymous with opinion polls in some countries Gallup erred once in predicting the 1948 Dewey v Truman election

Lets take a poll. The WS Transit System is affordable, timely, and accessible. a. Strongly Agree b. Agree c. Disagree d. Strongly Disagree

Do you think the school district should uses scramblers to reduce cell phone use in school? a. YES b. NO

Do you believe NC legislators should consider innovative ideas in education to reduce state spending? a.Yes b.No

Do you believe NC legislators should reduce spending by shortening the school calendar year and adding an additional year for HS graduation? a. Yes b. No

What is the problem of these poll questions? 1. ___________________________ 2. ___________________________ 3. ___________________________ 4. ___________________________ 5. ___________________________ _national-political-polls-work.html 95_national-political-polls-work.html

Results of Presidential, Senate, Gubernatorial Polls e=nwa e=nwa

What polls do the media outlets use? # # /nuts-and-bolts-political-polls/ 5/nuts-and-bolts-political-polls/ Compare and Contrast the two clips.