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In defense of public opinion polling / Kenneth F. Warren.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, c2003, 2002.Description: xiii, 368 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0813397936
  • 9780813397931
  • 0813340292 (pbk.)
  • 9780813340296 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Public opinion polling
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 301.1543
LOC classification:
  • W286i 2003
Contents:
Why Americans hate pollsters -- In defense of pollsters -- Giant polling industry -- Reputable pollsters hate bad polls -- But there are plenty of good polls -- Why the media love (but sometimes hate) polls -- Today's politicians live and die by polls -- Polls, the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, and democracy -- Polling in other countries -- Testing the pollsters: how accurate were the pollsters' predictions in the 2000 presidential, U.S. Senate, and gubernatorial races? -- Epilogue: Public opinion polling can and should be defended.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) W286i 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000056826

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-353) and index.

Why Americans hate pollsters -- In defense of pollsters -- Giant polling industry -- Reputable pollsters hate bad polls -- But there are plenty of good polls -- Why the media love (but sometimes hate) polls -- Today's politicians live and die by polls -- Polls, the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, and democracy -- Polling in other countries -- Testing the pollsters: how accurate were the pollsters' predictions in the 2000 presidential, U.S. Senate, and gubernatorial races? -- Epilogue: Public opinion polling can and should be defended.

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