Author Question: Why is intensity of feeling an important factor to take into consideration when assessing the ... (Read 76 times)

Alygatorr01285

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 564
Why is intensity of feeling an important factor to take into consideration when assessing the shortcomings of polling?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Who is George Gallup, and what event launched his career in measuring public opinion?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



meganlapinski

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 333
Answer to Question 1

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Define intensity of feeling in relation to public opinion.
2. Explain why measuring intensity is important for understanding public opinion, but that it is difficult to measure.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Identify George Gallup (19011983) as the founder of the Gallup Organization and modern-day polling.
2. Discuss the importance of George Gallup's accurate prediction of the 1936 election, in contrast to the Literary Digest's miscalculation, for launching his career and for helping to advance the use of polling and survey research to monitor trends in public opinion.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Most women experience menopause in their 50s. However, in 1994, an Italian woman gave birth to a baby boy when she was 61 years old.

Did you know?

Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.

Did you know?

Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.

Did you know?

Interferon was scarce and expensive until 1980, when the interferon gene was inserted into bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, allowing for mass cultivation and purification from bacterial cultures.

Did you know?

The highest suicide rate in the United States is among people ages 65 years and older. Almost 15% of people in this age group commit suicide every year.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library