How do Americans' attitudes toward polling influence their assessment of public opinion? Skepticism toward polls increases their perceived credibility. Lower trust in polls decreases their perceived accuracy. Confidence in polls decreases levels of participation.
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A scholarly article about response rates begins with the following quote: “Declining contact and cooperation rates in random digit dial (RDD) national telephone surveys raise serious concerns about the validity of estimates drawn from such research.”$^{[6]}$ The Pew Research Center for People and the Press admits: 5. lastbaldeagle. 2013. On Tax Day, House to Call for Firing Federal Workers Who Owe Back Taxes. Opinion poll posted online at: http://www.youpolls.com/details.aspx?id=12328 (accessed May 1, 2013). “The percentage of people we interview – out of all we try to interview – has been declining over the past decade or more.”$^{[7]}$ a. What are some reasons for the decline in response rate over the past decade? b. Explain why researchers are concerned with the impact of the declining response rate on public opinion polls.
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1. There are a number of key considerations in the art of asking questions in scientific polling, as they can influence polling responses and are essential to producing reliable, objective data. All of the following responses are important EXCEPT Group of answer choices a. the company or organization presenting or asking the questions b. the type of questions asked c. the proper wording and phrasing of the questions d. the order in which questions are asked 2. Which of the following is likely to produce the most accurate polling results? Group of answer choices a. A phone poll using randomly selected phone numbers b. A poll of magazine subscribers c. Comments about political issues posted on a blog d. Survey requests sent to email addresses 3. Because more and more people vote early or by mail, this type of polling has become reliable Group of answer choices a. Straw polling b. Exit polling c. Favorability polling d. Push polling 4. In general, public awareness of elected officials, policy issues, and the stances of officials on those issues is relatively poor. Which of the following statements is accurate? Group of answer choices a. About two-third of American adults have indicated that they are interested in politics “only now and then” or “hardly at all.” b. Approximately only 25 percent of the public, called “the attentive public,” are interested in politics most of the time. c. Opinion leaders and those who are informed about public affairs have much less influence than the highly-active citizens. d. Politics is a major interest of most Americans, and as a result, knowledge about the political system is high. 5. People who know and understand how the government works and follow current affairs closely are called the _____ public. Group of answer choices a. attentive b. apathetic c. alienated d. attractive
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