Author Question: George Gallup is important in the history of public opinion because he __________. a. used straw ... (Read 107 times)

pepyto · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

George Gallup is important in the history of public opinion because he __________.

a. used straw polls to divine public opinion
b. predicted that the Literary Digest poll was wrong
c. predicted FDR would lose the 1936 election
d. invented the probability-based poll

Question 2

What was the big problem with the Literary Digest poll done in 1936?

a. It was taken four weeks before the election.
b. Not enough people responded to the poll.
c. The questions asked were biased.
d. Lower-income people were excluded from the poll.