Public Opinion Flashcards
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Margin of Error
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the acceptable deviation from the target; an allowance for slight error or miscalculation; an allowance for changing circumstances
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Gender Gap
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Differences in the political attitudes and behavior of men and women
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Random Sample
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Method of selection that gives everyone who might be selected to participate in a poll an equal chance to be included
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Rally around the flag effect
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Surge of public support for the President in times of international crisis
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Biased Sample
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Sampling bias is a bias in which a sample is collected in such a way that some members of the intended population are less likely to be included than others
