26. Poor Wording? In a Fox News Poll3 conducted by Pulse Opinion Research in the state of...
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26. Poor Wording? In a Fox News Poll3 conducted by Pulse Opinion Research in the state of Delaware, 1000 likely voters were asked to answer the following questions.
• All in all, would you rather have bigger government that provides more services or smaller government that provides fewer services?
• Do you agree or disagree with the following statement:
The federal government has gotten totally out of control and threatens our basic liberties unless we clear house and commit to drastic change.
• Thinking about the health care law that was passed earlier this year, would you favor repealing the new law to keep it from going into effect, or would you oppose repealing the new law?
Comment on the effect of wording bias on the responses gathered using this survey.
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Introduction To Probability And Statistics
ISBN: 9780357114469
15th Edition
Authors: William Mendenhall Iii , Robert Beaver , Barbara Beaver