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Accura, a polling agency, conducts a poll investigating the estimated support for higher taxes across the United States. For the purpose, Accura draws a rough random sample by arbitrarily ringing up people on their phones. This type of polling is referred to as _____.
a.internet polling
b.cluster sampling
c.random digit dialing
d.entrance polling
e.random keypad polling
42.During the presidential elections, the campaign manager of one of the political parties conducted quick and easy polls everyday. These polls, designed to trail the development of the campaign, was effortless as they were done over the phone. This is an example of _____ polls.
a.tracking
b.benchmark
c.exit
d.push
e.brushfire
43.Tracking polls are always conducted _____.
a.by e-mails
b.with the help of printed survey forms
c.by observing people’s behavior in real life
d.by phone
e.with the help of focus group sessions
44._____ polls refers to short, simple polls that are repeated day after day to allow a candidate to trail exactly how a campaign is going on a daily basis.
a.Tracking
b.Benchmark
c.Exit
d.Push
e.Brushfire
45._____ polls refers to polls conducted on Election Day at the voting places to provide television news stations with instantaneous analysis of what was moving the voters on that day.
a.Tracking
b.Benchmark
c.Exit
d.Push
e.Brushfire
46. _____ polls refers to sets of questions used by political campaigns to present negative information about an opposing candidate by taking advantage of the trust people feel for pollsters.
a.Tracking
b.Benchmark
c.Exit
d.Push
e.Brushfire
47.Every four years, Pluto Network, a news station, carries out polls on the day of the presidential elections. Though expensive as it requires live footages from polling stations, Pluto Network has continued with this legacy as the station’s news analysts find such polls useful in making immediate analysis of what really swayed the voters during the elections. Such polls are an example of _____ polls.
a.tracking
b.benchmark
c.exit
d.push
e.brushfire
48.During the presidential elections, the campaign manager of one of the political parties conducts a poll to estimate the amount of support for his/her presidential candidate. In the poll questions, he/she deliberately includes questions aimed at maligning the image of the rival candidate. For example, he/she adds questions like—“Would you be more likely or less likely to vote Mr. X for President if you knew that he aborted his unborn child?” Such polls are an example of _____ polls.
a.tracking
b.benchmark
c.exit
d.push
e.brushfire
49.Webz, an online portal, regularly conducts opinion polls on its site. It arbitrarily mails people from its web directory, inviting them to participate in its surveys. Webz gives them gifts in exchange for their participation. This is an example of:
a.internet polling.
b.cluster sampling.
c.random digit dialing.
d.entrance polling.
e.keypad polling.
50._____ refers to drawing a truly random sample and getting the people in the sample to agree (in return for an incentive) to take part in surveys administered online.
a.Internet polling
b.Cluster sampling
c.Random digit dialing
d.Entrance polling
e.Keypad polling
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