Poll - Revision history

RJJensen: Redirected page to Public Opinion Poll

2009-04-27T23:16:37Z

Redirected page to Public Opinion Poll

Danq: Now we have an article!

2009-01-28T06:00:40Z

Now we have an article!

WesleyS: recat

2009-01-17T16:40:28Z

recat

Aschlafly: Reverted edits by Jimbo (Talk); changed back to last version by DMcL

2008-01-11T21:47:10Z

Reverted edits by Jimbo (Talk); changed back to last version by DMcL

Jimbo at 21:46, January 11, 2008

2008-01-11T21:46:34Z

DMcL at 00:14, November 17, 2007

2007-11-17T00:14:56Z

DeanS: Push-polls + ref

2007-11-16T23:30:09Z

Push-polls + ref

StevenM at 19:36, October 22, 2007

2007-10-22T19:36:19Z

StevenM at 19:32, October 22, 2007

2007-10-22T19:32:03Z

StevenM at 19:24, October 22, 2007

2007-10-22T19:24:44Z

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−	~~A '''poll''' is a survey of a group of people about an issue in~~ [[~~politics]], [[religion]], [[business]] or other subject matter.~~	+	#redirect[[Public Opinion Poll]]
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−	There are many different ways to conduct a poll. [[Straw polls]] are very common on the [[Internet]]. These are very unreliable because, like in phone-in polls, people can vote as many times as they feel like. [[Push-polls]] contact potential voters and ask questions intended to plant a message, usually negative, rather than gauging attitudes. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311957,00.html McCain Campaign Asks N.H. Attorney General to Investigate Anti-Romney Calls]</ref>
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−	Random sampling is a method which is much more reliable because a large number of randomly chosen people each vote once on pertinent issues. There is always a [[margin of error]], like + or - 5%, because no poll is entirely accurate.
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−	[[Exit poll\|Exit polls]] are controversial, because voting is considered private, and exit polls ask people when they leave the booth how they voted. They usually ask only a fraction of the voters, but they're able to make a pretty good estimate of who's going to win the election.
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−	~~==References==~~
−	~~{{reflist\|2}}~~
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−	~~[[category:political Terms~~]]

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 Random sampling is a method which is much more reliable because a large number of randomly chosen people each vote once on pertinent issues. There is always a [[margin of error]], like + or - 5%, because no poll is entirely accurate.
-Exit polls are controversial, because voting is considered private, and exit polls ask people when they leave the booth how they voted. They usually ask only a fraction of the voters, but they're able to make a pretty good estimate of who's going to win the election.
+[[Exit poll|Exit polls]] are controversial, because voting is considered private, and exit polls ask people when they leave the booth how they voted. They usually ask only a fraction of the voters, but they're able to make a pretty good estimate of who's going to win the election.
 ==References==

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−	[[category:~~politics~~]]	+	[[category:political Terms]]

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−	A '''poll''' is a survey of a group of ~~dickheads~~ about an issue in [[politics]], [[religion]], [[business]] or other subject matter.	+	A '''poll''' is a survey of a group of people about an issue in [[politics]], [[religion]], [[business]] or other subject matter.

	There are many different ways to conduct a poll. [[Straw polls]] are very common on the [[Internet]]. These are very unreliable because, like in phone-in polls, people can vote as many times as they feel like. [[Push-polls]] contact potential voters and ask questions intended to plant a message, usually negative, rather than gauging attitudes. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311957,00.html McCain Campaign Asks N.H. Attorney General to Investigate Anti-Romney Calls]</ref>		There are many different ways to conduct a poll. [[Straw polls]] are very common on the [[Internet]]. These are very unreliable because, like in phone-in polls, people can vote as many times as they feel like. [[Push-polls]] contact potential voters and ask questions intended to plant a message, usually negative, rather than gauging attitudes. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311957,00.html McCain Campaign Asks N.H. Attorney General to Investigate Anti-Romney Calls]</ref>

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:46, January 11, 2008
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−	A '''poll''' is a survey of a group of ~~people~~ about an issue in [[politics]], [[religion]], [[business]] or other subject matter.	+	A '''poll''' is a survey of a group of dickheads about an issue in [[politics]], [[religion]], [[business]] or other subject matter.

	There are many different ways to conduct a poll. [[Straw polls]] are very common on the [[Internet]]. These are very unreliable because, like in phone-in polls, people can vote as many times as they feel like. [[Push-polls]] contact potential voters and ask questions intended to plant a message, usually negative, rather than gauging attitudes. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311957,00.html McCain Campaign Asks N.H. Attorney General to Investigate Anti-Romney Calls]</ref>		There are many different ways to conduct a poll. [[Straw polls]] are very common on the [[Internet]]. These are very unreliable because, like in phone-in polls, people can vote as many times as they feel like. [[Push-polls]] contact potential voters and ask questions intended to plant a message, usually negative, rather than gauging attitudes. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311957,00.html McCain Campaign Asks N.H. Attorney General to Investigate Anti-Romney Calls]</ref>

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-A '''poll''' is a survey of a group of people, often the public, about an issue in [[politics]], [[religion]], business or other subject matter.
+A '''poll''' is a survey of a group of people about an issue in [[politics]], [[religion]], [[business]] or other subject matter.
-There are many different ways to conduct a poll. [[Straw polls]] are very common on the [[Internet]], like when they ask if you like [[Pepsi]] or [[Coca-Cola]] better. These are very unreliable because, like in phone-in polls, people can vote as many times as they feel like. [[Push-polls]] contact potential voters and ask questions intended to plant a message, usually negative, rather than gauging attitudes. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311957,00.html McCain Campaign Asks N.H. Attorney General to Investigate Anti-Romney Calls]</ref>
+There are many different ways to conduct a poll. [[Straw polls]] are very common on the [[Internet]]. These are very unreliable because, like in phone-in polls, people can vote as many times as they feel like. [[Push-polls]] contact potential voters and ask questions intended to plant a message, usually negative, rather than gauging attitudes. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311957,00.html McCain Campaign Asks N.H. Attorney General to Investigate Anti-Romney Calls]</ref>
-Random sampling is a method which is much more reliable because a large number of radomly chosen people each vote once on pertinint issues. Ther is always a [[margin of error]], like + or - 5%, because no poll is entirely accurate.
+Random sampling is a method which is much more reliable because a large number of randomly chosen people each vote once on pertinent issues. There is always a [[margin of error]], like + or - 5%, because no poll is entirely accurate.
 Exit polls are controversial, because voting is considered private, and exit polls ask people when they leave the booth how they voted. They usually ask only a fraction of the voters, but they're able to make a pretty good estimate of who's going to win the election.

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	A '''poll''' is a survey of a group of people, often the public, about an issue in [[politics]], [[religion]], business or other subject matter.		A '''poll''' is a survey of a group of people, often the public, about an issue in [[politics]], [[religion]], business or other subject matter.
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		+	There are many different ways to conduct a poll. [[Straw polls]] are very common on the [[Internet]], like when they ask if you like [[Pepsi]] or [[Coco-Cola]] better. These are very unreliable because, like in phone-in polls, people can vote as many times as they feel like.
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	[[category:politics]]		[[category:politics]]