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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.
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.
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.
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 [[magin of error]], like + or - 5%, because no poll is entirely accurate.
Exit polls are controversial
[[category:politics]]
[[category:politics]]