Opinion Poll

An opinion poll, sometimes simply referred to as a poll, is a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then extrapolating generalities in ratio or within confidence intervals.

Read more about Opinion Poll:  History, Sample and Polling Methods, Potential For Inaccuracy, Polling Organizations, Failures, Regulation

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