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natalie2426

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When sampled, the public strongly favors the death penalty for certain crimes. The graph of such a distribution would be characterized as
 
  A) stable.
  B) skewed.
  C) expected.
  D) extremist.
  E) biased.

Question 2

Public opinion polls can be criticized on the grounds that
 
  A) a survey of a few thousand people cannot possibly yield an accurate picture of American attitudes.
  B) there is clear evidence that polling organizations falsify results.
  C) politicians pay no attention to poll results.
  D) the way a pollster words a question can determine the answer.
  E) the entities that finance administration of the poll skew results for a certain desired outcome.


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Reply #1 on: Sep 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D


natalie2426

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Reply 2 on: Sep 3, 2018
Excellent

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