The voter's guide to election polls
- Title
- The voter's guide to election polls / Michael W. Traugott and Paul J. Lavrakas.
- Published by
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008.
- Author
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- Description
- xvii, 213 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Contents
- What are polls and surveys? And why are they conducted? -- What are election polls? How are they conducted? -- How do political candidates and organizations use poll data? -- How do news organizations collect and report poll data? -- Why do pollsters use samples? -- How are questionnaires put together? -- How do interviews take place? -- How do media organizations analyze polls? -- How can I evaluate published poll results? -- What are some common problems and complaints about polls -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. Standards for disclosing information about the methodology of public polls -- Appendix B. Sample tolerances (sampling errors) for samples of different sizes.
- Call number
- JFE 08-2396
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Author
- Traugott, Michael W.
- Title
- The voter's guide to election polls / Michael W. Traugott and Paul J. Lavrakas.
- Imprint
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008.
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added author
- Lavrakas, Paul J.
- LCCN
- 2007041598
- ISBN
- 9780742547162 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0742547167 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780742547179 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0742547175 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Research call number
- JFE 08-2396