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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.
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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 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==
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| − | [[category:politics]]
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