Unit 4 Quiz 2

What do tracking polls measure?

• Public opinion on a president's performance

• Where people stand heading into an election

• In-depth conversations about issues

• Election day predictions

What should questions in a poll be like?

• Objective, unemotional, and not "leading"

• Emotional and biased

• Leading and subjective

• Confusing and complex

What does weighting/stratification ensure in a sample?

• That only certain demographics are represented

• That demographic groups are properly represented

• That the sample size is large enough

• That the sample is randomly selected

Why is it important for questions to be unemotional in polls?

• To ensure they are interesting

• To avoid influencing the respondents' answers

• To make them easier to understand

• To increase the response rate

What is Non-Response Bias?

• People who don’t trust media won’t participate in a poll.

• Predicting election winners based on polling data.

• Voters not being honest with pollsters.

• A shift in support to a leading candidate.

How can social media affect public opinion polls?

• By predicting election winners.

• By skewing what is perceived as public opinion.

• By showing favor with minority candidates.

• By voters not being honest with pollsters.

When do polls become more aggressive?

• During local elections.

• Around Presidential elections.

• During midterm elections.

• During off-year elections.

Which type of poll is typically conducted as voters leave the polling station?

• Benchmark Polls

• Approval Ratings

• Exit Polls

• Focus Groups

What is the term for the effect where respondents give socially acceptable answers?

• Social-Reliability Bias

• Sample Error

• Push Poll

• Exit Poll

Which term refers to the discrepancy between pre-election polls and actual election outcomes?

• Bradley Effect

• Bandwagon Effect

• Non-Response Bias

• Horse Racing